{"id":4165,"date":"2013-07-11T20:45:16","date_gmt":"2013-07-12T00:45:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/guidedhistory\/?page_id=4165"},"modified":"2013-08-05T19:22:48","modified_gmt":"2013-08-05T23:22:48","slug":"europeanpropagandaduringworldwar1","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/guidedhistory\/moderneurope\/europeanpropagandaduringworldwar1\/","title":{"rendered":"European Propaganda During World War I"},"content":{"rendered":"

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German propaganda criticizing American World War I tactics.<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n<\/h4>\n

Edited by: Alec Davis<\/p>\n

Introduction<\/span><\/h3>\n

The First World War was set in motion with the assassination of one man, the Archduke Franz Ferdinand, following a period of political tension within Europe. Many European countries did not expect to be committed to a highly truculent war from 1914-1918. As the war raged on towards its record setting 5,380,000 casualties, morale on the home front in both the Central Powers and the Allies sank. Great Britain, France, Russia, Germany, and Austria-Hungary turned to various forms of propaganda as a tool to popularize support for involvement in World War I. Propaganda played a significant factor in keeping armies from withering away due to lack of recruits and support. In turn, national propaganda moved empires \u00a0and spurred on nations to take a lead role in World War I. The time frame of such propaganda promoting World War I involvement is specifically limited to the war era of 1914-1918.<\/p>\n

Three main sections compose this research guide; General Overview of World War I, Propaganda in the Allied Forces, \u00a0and Propaganda in the Central Powers. The first section contains general overviews of World War I to establish a general knowledge and historical context. I have included sources that focus on military strategy for basic understanding of the physical war along with home front sources that provide a better understanding of war era dynamics at home. Within the two propaganda specific sections I focused on five countries total in order to compile cohesive and productive sources. Propaganda in the Allied Forces contains sources from each country; France, Great Britain, and Russia in various forms for an over all view of what citizens would encounter on a daily basis. Propaganda in the Central Powers contains sources from each country as well; Germany and Austria-Hungary to pursue a less common view point studied in World War I.<\/p>\n

World War I studies limited to the militarily victorious Allies’ point of view are dominant in the United States today. However, without taking into account both points of view biased studies form. This research guide is purposed to serve as a starting point for a well rounded inquiry into the propaganda used to propel World War I.<\/p>\n

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Allied forces propaganda poster. Publicized in Great Britain to boost home front morale and strengthen alliances. <\/p><\/div>\n

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