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Propaganda- made the Germans out ot be evil and commonly used family members and innocent people to get recruit more people.
Propaganda- made the Germans out ot be evil and commonly used family members and innocent people to get recruit more people.
Women and Propaganda
Propaganda was another major aspect of the war. Propaganda was basically the ‘social media of World War 1’. It consisted of newspapers, public meetings, poster, pamphlets and advertisements. This depicted the Germans to be evil “…monsters who raped nuns, murdered civilians and impaled babies on bayonets.” (Darlington, 2012). Women assisted in recruiting campaigns, issuing posters and pamphlets. They were mostly used to ‘attract’ men to go to war so naturally, pretty, pin-up style girls were used (Darlington, 2012).
Children's role in war
Children also took a role in World War 1. In school and the community, children were involved in patriotic events like, raffles and raising money for the war effort, sewing clothes, and preparing packages for the soldiers (Darlington, 2012). As school was government controlled (to a certain extent) the children were taught patriotic ideas, virtues and beliefs in order to encourage support for the war (Darlington, 2012). Twelve year old boys were ‘junior cadets’(Darlington, 2012). Girls continued to prepare clothing and packages for the men at war. They also grew vegetables and prepared food for families of soldiers at war and were often taught and read stories of war heroes and recited the Australian and British loyalty pledges (Darlington, 2012). Also, ‘school honour roles’ were in place to celebrate the effort of teachers and former students who were fighting in the war (Darlington, 2012). The bias of the government was also inflicted in the curriculum as students learnt that Britain and Australia’s allied countries were the ‘goodies’ whilst the central powers were the ‘baddies’ (Darlington, 2012).
By Ellie
By Ellie