The First World War and the Second World War differed greatly. In the time between the conflicts allowed the British public to develop new attitudes towards war. The months before the First World War promised a quick and easy victory, when in actuality the conflict lasted four years and claimed the lives of over 17 million military personnel and civilians. By the start of world war two in 1937, the British public knew what they were in for.
The four pieces of propaganda I will be looking at come from both the First and Second World Wars. They are all primary sources and include films depicting the Battle of the Somme, posters urging for recruits and speeches explaining British will.
To begin I will be looking at two, World War One pieces of propaganda. Source A is a recruitment poster entitled ‘Women of Britain say ‘Go!’’.
Source A is a poster issued by the British Government at some point in 1915. The source is intended to encourage women to convince their men (husbands, sons, and fathers) to fight.
Source A has a high utility value because it is part of a recruitment campaign. This links with my knowledge as between august 1914 and January 1916, joining the war efforts was voluntary. Lord Kitchener of …show more content…
In both world wars, the government issued two types of propaganda, black and white. Black propaganda depicted the enemy committing hateful acts against the British. This ‘black’ propaganda was designed to fuel a hatred for the enemy and in the case of recruitment, it was intended to make you want to seek revenge. White propaganda on the other hand was meant to trigger a positive emotion and make you feel pride. An example of black propaganda is a World War One piece showing German nurses pouring away water in front of a British soldier as he begs for help. Black propaganda, however, wasn’t always factually correct. This limits the source as it only demonstrates white
The four pieces of propaganda I will be looking at come from both the First and Second World Wars. They are all primary sources and include films depicting the Battle of the Somme, posters urging for recruits and speeches explaining British will.
To begin I will be looking at two, World War One pieces of propaganda. Source A is a recruitment poster entitled ‘Women of Britain say ‘Go!’’.
Source A is a poster issued by the British Government at some point in 1915. The source is intended to encourage women to convince their men (husbands, sons, and fathers) to fight.
Source A has a high utility value because it is part of a recruitment campaign. This links with my knowledge as between august 1914 and January 1916, joining the war efforts was voluntary. Lord Kitchener of …show more content…
In both world wars, the government issued two types of propaganda, black and white. Black propaganda depicted the enemy committing hateful acts against the British. This ‘black’ propaganda was designed to fuel a hatred for the enemy and in the case of recruitment, it was intended to make you want to seek revenge. White propaganda on the other hand was meant to trigger a positive emotion and make you feel pride. An example of black propaganda is a World War One piece showing German nurses pouring away water in front of a British soldier as he begs for help. Black propaganda, however, wasn’t always factually correct. This limits the source as it only demonstrates white