Transcript common tools used in wartime propaganda 1. demonization

PROPAGANDA
OBJECTIVES AND
TOOLS
COMMON OBJECTIVES OF
WARTIME PROPAGANDA
1. Recruitment of Soldiers – either
by draft or voluntary enlistment
2. Financing the War – War bonds or
new taxes
3. Eliminating Dissent – unifying
country behind the war effort
Asking people to vote in
favor of annexing Austria.
Did not really matter, it
was going to be done.
4. Conservation of Resources - food,
oil, steel (things necessary in war)
5. Home Front – participation
in organization to support war
COMMON TOOLS USED IN
WARTIME PROPAGANDA
1. DEMONIZATION
Enemy shown as evil or devil,
murderous, and aggressive
Enemy blamed for atrocities against
women and children
EMOTIONAL APPEALS – Play on
people’s emotions, especially fear, to
promote war effort
NAME CALLING – label enemy to
encourage hatred, create stereotypes,
and demonize them “Japs”, “Huns”
“Commies”
PATRIOTIC APPEALS – uses patriotic
language and symbols to appeal to
nation pride
HALF TRUTHS OR LIES- twists truth or
includes some partial truth, blames
the enemy for total responsibility of
the war.
Your own country shown as being
totally “innocent”
CATCHY SLOGANS – uses memorable
phrases to foster support
“Remember the Alamo”
“Remember Pearl Harbor”