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Definition of Propaganda
Propaganda is where the press or speaker manipulates the public's opinion. Propaganda is similar to bias but not the same; bias and propaganda are similar because they both attempt to sway public opinion. -
Invention of the Telephone
Although an unlikely propaganda spreader- propaganda spread through telephone advertisements as well. However, the advertisements on telephones did not occur until late after the telephone was invented. -
Evention of the Printing Press
After the invention of the printing press propaganda began to show up a lot more than just in public speeches. As advertisements entered newspapers propaganda rates went up gradually. Printing press allowed for propaganda to be injected into mass media forms. -
Invention of the Internet
As the internet was invented it enable more long distance communication and propaganda spread ideas wider and faster. -
Invention of the Radio
The invention of the radio helped the climbing use of propaganda as well. With short sound bites of information ideas got across much faster because the radio created a vast universe of advertisements. -
War Women
The war encouraged men to join because the government used women to encourage the men to fight. The women showed up mostly in posters. -
World War 1, Censored
Newspapers were censored making the press a "propaganda machine." While 200,000 British were being slaughtered during WW1 press sugar coated the combat stating that everything was swell at the war front. The press assured civilians that the British were destroying the Germans while in reality the Germans were mowing the British down thousands at a time. -
World War 1, U.S. Propaganda
Since the war was too far away to seem important to most Americans the U.S. used propaganda to employ soldiers to fight in WW1. They created various posters and pamplets with the colors red, white, and blue to get U.S. citizens to believe this war needed them. -
World War 1, British Propaganda
Like the United States, British used posters to orientate their citizens to join the military and fight because the war and their country "needed" them to fight. Britsh also censored their newspapers so that the propaganda would get across better without journalists pipping about the war and risking civilians lives for this war. During this time the government fought to control the newspapers in order to better employ soldiers. -
Herbert Hoover
One of Herbert Hoover's posters depicted the "American Dream" of a house and a car in a quiet neighborhood during his running for president. However, none of the "perfect" things in this posted would go as planned when he was to be elected. -
Propaganda Children's Books
Nazis' created children's books and games in order to influence the children early on. The books and games made Jews out to be disfigured and greasy. -
Propaganda in Art
Forms of propaganda spread to the art outlet as the Degenerated Art Exhibition fuses art and text. The art suggested that Jews were painting rude women which is an insult to Germans. This pushed Germans farther into their hate of Jews. -
Propaganda Posters
Posters are depicting Jews as greedy and disfigured. One poster shows a Jewish man holding coins in one hand with his shoulder wildly disformed along with a very greasy beard. -
German Propaganda Posters
Posters of families of blonde haired, blue eyed children intended to present itself as the purveyor of positive values. The poster was on the negative side of Jews for the values portrayed were strictly German. -
Vitor Klemprer
Vitor Klemrer was fired from his job as a professor of Roman language because he was Jewish. He published a book called I Will Bear Witness which aided in his firing. -
Nazi Museums
The Nazis' sent out a bad message at exhibitions and museums for free viewing. The museums gave a negative outlook on Jews and explained why Jews should be eliminated.