For Todays Lesson... HOW DID PROPAGANDA AFFECT THE CANADIAN ECONOMY DURING WORLD WAR ONE? What is PROPAGANDA? A persuasive form of the communication of information(e.g. Print, radio) Biased Exaggeration False Political Whats its Purpose? Influencing an individual or a group of peoples thoughts, beliefs, feelings and actions Mobilizing of public opinion into the favoured direction Instill emotions: fear, anger, pride and patriotism [Canadian War Time Propaganda. (2009). Retrieved October 14 th, 2001, from ] Propaganda: A War Tool To portray the enemy as: 1. EVIL 2. Capable of horrendous atrocities 3. Having diabolical war aims [Propaganda as a tool of war. Retrieved October 14 th, 2011, from ] ....What else? To have citizens participate in the WAR EFFORT Both overseas and at the home front Who Makes Them? Government War departments Britain: Hired civilian writers to make propagandas with Flair [Lyons, Michael J. World War 1: A Short History. New Jersey: Prentice Hall Inc., 2000.] And Propaganda Popularity Goes To.... CONSCRIPTION! Think/Pair/Share What do you think would be on a conscription propaganda poster?