Recruitment & Propaganda

Question 1

What is propaganda?

Answer 1

Propaganda is information that is spread for the purpose of promoting a cause or belief.

Question 2

What is propaganda used for?

Answer 2

• In World War One propaganda posters were used to:-
• Recruit men to join the army;
• Recruit women to work in the factories and in the Women’s Land Army;
• Encourage people to save food and not to waste it.
• Keep morale high and encourage people to buy government bonds.

Question 3

How were men made to feel if they didn’t join the army?

Answer 3

Some men were made to feel ‘unmanly’ and cowardly for staying at home.

Question 4

How was fear used to encourage men to join the army?

Answer 4

Some posters tried to motivate men to join the army by showing what would happen to Britain if no-one fought.

Question 5

How were women used to encourage men to join the army?

Answer 5

Women were encouraged to pressurize their husbands, boyfriends, sons and brothers to join up.

Question 6

Why are propaganda posters important?

Answer 6

For historians today, propaganda posters of WWI reveal the values and attitudes of the people at the time. They tell us something about the feelings in Britain during WWI.

Question 7

What makes a good propaganda poster?

Answer 7

Simple and powerful messages, bright colors and bold text with pictures.