What is propaganda?
Propaganda is used to try to make people think a certain way.
Stories about bad things the Germans had done were told to make people want Britain to beat them in the war.
Germany told similar stories about Britain.
The Government needed lots of soldiers. They designed posters to make men want to join the army.
How were posters used?
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What did newspapers report?
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How did reporting change?
In August 1916, a famous British film was shown in cinemas about The Battle of the Somme.
It was the first time people at home could see soldiers in the trenches, guns firing and wounded men.
Filming and reporting from the Front let people find out what was really happening in the war.
Although it was sad, people were glad that they could finally see it.
Activities
Activity 1: Explore these posters
Posters were very carefully designed with words and images which had a special effect on the viewer.
There are three famous posters below.
Click on the posters to find out how they were used for propaganda.
Activity 2: Quiz - World War One Propaganda
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