GermanPropagandaWorldWarI

TheimpactontheHomeFront

ReasonsforPropaganda

•  Toencouragerecruitmentintothearmy•  Toboostthemoraleofciviliansandtroops•  Toencouragehatredoftheenemy•  ToencouragefinancialinvestmentinthewareffortviabondsanddonaAons

•  ToencourageacceptanceandsupportofvariousrestricAons,includingraAoning

•  ToencourageacAveparAcipaAoninthewareffort

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•  ToaDackthoseopposedtothewar,orthosenotsupporAngthewareffort

•  TopromoteoropposeconscripAonformilitaryservice

•  TopromoteoropposeindustrialacAonbyworkers

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Typesofpropaganda

•  Films•  Newspapers•  Posters•  Sermons•  Schools•  Booksandmagazines•  MeeAngs,speechesandmarches•  Music‐songsandmilitarybands•  Postcards

“FortheWarLoan!”

ImpactofthewaronciviliansoftheGermanHomefront

•  RestricAonsoncivilliberAes‐CivilliberAes

‐Aliens

•  EconomicreorganizaAon

‐WarRawMaterialsDepartment

‐LabourrestricAons

‐Fiscalpolicy

“IGototheFront‐HaveYouAlreadySubscribedtothe6thWarLoans?”

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•  Civilianwareffort‐RaAoning

‐ConscripAon

‐Womeninworkforce

‐SevererestricAonsoncivilliberAes

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