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Propaganda was a big part of WW1. Propaganda used during WW1 were mainly posters that were placed all over towns and cities. T.V had not been invented yet and few people had radios which is one of the main reasons why many countries used posters. Also they desperately needed men to come and join the army. However the countries also used propaganda to have women work. While the men were at war the women had to do their jobs such as work in factories and farm the land. Women were also encouraged to motivate their husbands, brothers, uncles, etc to join the army. Through propaganda many people joined the war effort

There were many different forms of propaganda posters during WW1. Each country that was involved in WW1 had a different approach. Some were successful and others did not work as well. The British approach for propaganda was using different types of posters. The posters focused on having men join the war, encouraging women to take on the men's jobs, saving resources, and creating fear. The British needed men to join the war because the British had one small army called the BEF. The women were encouraged to take on the men's job because most of them would be at war. People were encouraged to save resources so that they would not waste food. They also used fear to encourage men to join the war. A second country that participated in propaganda was the United States. Their approach was that each poster showed a bit of heroism. The suggestion was that once the war was over they would all be considered heroes. Another way they used propaganda was through women. They had posters of little girls who beckoned the men to come and fight alongside of them. The last example of a way propaganda was used was when they made the enemy into monsters. This provoked people to join the American army. Posters also encouraged people to support the armies by having children smiling and holding a war bond with words underneath like " Buy a war bond today." These are just two examples of countries that used propaganda during WWI.