Pre-war
1914
Outbreak of the war
1915
1916
1917
1918
End of the war
Post-war
Medium

“War song 1914”, propaganda postcard

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  • Story

    War of Words and Pictures: Propaganda in the First World War

    In the First World War propaganda as a means of psychological warfare came to be exploited on an unprecedented scale. The fight for explanations, sympathy and legitimation was contested with striking images and emotionally exploitative words. Rabble-rousing messages radicalised the arguments, exposed hostilities and made an alternative to war seem unacceptable.