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Friday 22 May 2015

WW1 propaganda

World War I Propaganda Medallion


What does propaganda mean?  Find 3 definitions from 3 different sources.
Wikipedia  Propaganda is a form of communication aimed towards influencing the attitude of a population.

Dictionary information, ideas, or rumors deliberately spread widely.

Military site Australian propaganda was designed to maintain public anger about German atrocities and idealise Australian soldiers.


Underneath write a definition in your own words.
Wiki: Propaganda is some kind of communication to calm down a country.  
Dictionary: Some false or true information spreading around a country
Military site: To make Australia maintain their anger.
What was on the medallion?
The Lusitania getting sunk by a German submarine.   
A skeleton that stands for impending death.
What was the message that it was meant to convey?
To the German people? To warn the British.  
To the British people? That people died and lost lots of weapons
Find an example of propaganda from WW2 and paste it underneath.
Image result for ww2 propaganda
What was the message it was meant to convey?
That people died and lost lots of weapons.
Why do you think propaganda works?

To see what the country wants.



In this activity we had to find out information about propaganda. 

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