WWI saw extensive propaganda use by both sides to promote and damage causes. There were 5 main propaganda techniques: bandwagon, testimonial, transfer, repetition, and emotional words. WWI poetry reflected romantic and graphic perspectives on the war. The US entry into the war in 1917 provided needed supplies and troops. The war ended on November 11, 1918 with Germany's surrender. The Treaty of Versailles formalized the end but its punitive terms planted seeds for future conflict.

1. WWI Propaganda

2. Wartime PropagandaBoth sides waged a propaganda war Propaganda is the spreading of ideas to promote a cause or to damage an opposing cause

3. 5 Types of PropagandaBandwagon

4. Testimonial

5. Transfer

6. Repetition

7. Emotional wordsBandwagonpersuading people to do something by letting them know others are doing it.

8. Testimonialusing the words of a famous person to persuade.

9. Transferusing the names or pictures of famous people, but not direct quotations.

10. Repetition the product name is repeated several times.

11. Emotional Wordswords that will make people feel strongly about someone or something.

12. WWI Propaganda Posters

23. WWI PoetryO! Ancient crimson curse!Corrode, consume.Give back this universeIts pristine bloom.

24. Rupert Brooke(1887-1915)The SoldierSonnet about WWI

25. Romantic notion about war

26. Written in trenchesAlan Seeger(1888-1916)RendezvousAmerican, Harvard Grad & “Bohemian”Joined French Foreign LegionKIA - Belloy-en-Santerre

27. Wilfred Owen(1893-1918)Dulce et Decorum Est “It is sweet and right to die for your country”Very graphicKIA 1 week before the war was over

28. John McCrea(1872-1918)In Flanders Fields Canadian DoctorWritten after death of best friendDied in base hospital in 1918

30. US Enters the WarState of Europe: Lacked suppliesMillions of casualtiesMorale = lowDoughboys to the RescueApril, 1916 US declared warJune, 1916 US to Europe

31. WWI EndsNov. 9, 1918 – Kaiser Wilhelm II abdicatedAt 11:00 on the 11th day of the 11th month of 1918, the war endedas Germany and Allies signed an Armistice

32. Treaty of VersaillesEnded the war“Big Four”GB – David Lloyd George

33. US – Woodrow Wilson

34. France – Georges Clemanceau

35. Italy – Vittorio Orlando(Left to right) The “Big Four”: David Lloyd George of Britain, Vittorio Orlando of Italy, Georges Clemenceau of France, and Woodrow Wilson of the United States, the principal architects of the Treaty of Versailles.

36. Wilson’s Fourteen PointsHandoutNote Point 14Formation of the League of Nations

37. Called “A lion with no teeth”

38. Why? Discuss with partner - 30 secondsTerms of Treaty of VersaillesGermany Loses territories

39. Demilitarization

40. Takes all of blame

41. Must pay reparations