How Did The United States Use Propaganda In Ww1

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The WWI was at its peak. The British thought they were controlling the war, but the Germans and other central powers wouldn’t allow British to have an easy victory. The British had problems with food harvests during the war, adding also that many people that worked on agricultural and farming practices joined the army, which decreased the production of food in Britain. The German took measures to take advantage of these, and on February 9, 1917, when the Germans announced unrestricted submarine warfare, British trading ships couldn’t transport food to their territory, which left the country with very serious food problems. There were many more blockades by the military and naval activity that also decreased the number of food distributed. Food’s …show more content…

Countries like Russia and Turkey, food distributions broke down. Thousands of people from Turkey starved. Other countries such as Austria-Hungary gave up on the crisis. The Germany naval blockade intended to decrease food on France, Italy, and Great Britain, but these countries managed to survive with the rationing system. British also blocked German naval routes, so Germany suffered from the same problem. The United States also suffered from the same, but their propaganda took them out of this situation.

Countries depended on the people to overcome the food problems. Propaganda played a huge role on this. Governments created posters and advertisements were they advised people what they could eat, and motivated them to step up and fight for their country. All these propaganda made people believe that they should keep up with their lives, and support the country despite the problems. Food Ministries also kept people informed about the rationing.

People were one of the main reasons why countries could survive the war, since they all fought, and accepted all the challenges they needed to face to win the war. People could have protested or even created civil wars due to the food problems, but decided to accept the crisis. They all worked on their part during the war, and they all deserved the

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