Propaganda Essay Examples

In this investigation, I will look at the different types of propaganda that were used by the Bolsheviks in the Civil War. To do this, I will look at two different posters that encompass the main types of propaganda used. These posters are “Have You Enrolled as a Volunteer?” and another one depicting Trotsky as […]

The Fascist regime in Italy has been widely criticised as being low on definite principles and instead concerned with behaviour and attitudes of mind. Historians like Tannenbaum have described the system as ‘in some ways the reign of journalists’.1 At the head of these propagandists was Benito Mussolini, an already accomplished journalist, newspaper editor and […]

I received a pair of sources to assess, including “Covenant with Death,” a novel written by John Harris in 1961. The Bath Chronicle, a local newspaper in March 1915, shares a picture of six men who are identified as five brothers and a brother-in-law. The caption across the top reads “For King and Country. Brave […]

How successful was Nazi propaganda from1933 to 1939? How is Success of Propaganda Gauged? The Nazi propaganda machine is at times impressive, at times unusual, at times terrifying. “… Everything is propaganda. ” The Nazis understood human psychology. It was Goebbels’ simple realisation that, for instance in cinematic propaganda, there was a need for the […]

Weapons of Mass Deception: The Uses of Propaganda in Bush’s War on Iraq – By Sheldon Rampton and John Stauber As the Bush Administration’s rationales for going to war with Iraq continue to unravel, questions are ‘finally’ being asked about how they got into the mess in the first place. How could an invasion of […]

Orwell’s primary goal in 1984 is to demonstrate the terrifying possibilities of a totalitarian government. The protagonist, Winston, is the looking glass into Orwell’s horrifying perfect communist society, where all of Winston’s worst paranoids and fears are realities. Winston’s personality is such that he resists the groupthink pressure that is put upon him, he attempts […]

This essay will examine if Mussolini’s ability to solidify his power was due to his cult of personality. To create a personal dictatorship, Mussolini utilized propaganda and his own cult of personality. However, he also employed other tactics, such as winning support from key groups in Italy. Mussolini’s expertise as a journalist was advantageous in […]

In London, a dystopian society has been established where there are curfews, strict laws, and a pervasive atmosphere of fear that prevents people from venturing outside. This fear is unlike any other experienced before. The people of London have turned to the corrupt government for assistance, only to be deceived and further instilled with fear. […]

Question 1: Source A(i), a magazine cover, is propaganda while the painting, Source A(ii) is by an official war artist. The painting therefore, is more useful than the poster as evidence of the importance of women in the First World War. Do you agree? The cover of war worker magazine is more useful than the […]

Arundhati Roy and Michael Moore are two very skilful propagandists who use powerful and persuasive techniques to convey a particular message. These techniques are deliberately used to appeal to us, the audience, and our appetites, our sense of fear and above all our vanity. These techniques used in “The end of imagination” (Arundhati Roy) and […]

Public opinion can be defined as sum of individuals opinions on an issue affecting those individuals but the opinion should be rational to the issue. According to Leornard W. Doob,” public opinion also refers to people’s attitudes on an issues when they are members of same social group. ” Besides that, David Truman also stated […]

Propaganda is all around us. “For good or evil, propaganda pervades our daily lives, helping to shape our attitudes on a thousand subjects” (Cross 123). Propaganda unknowingly reinforces our own opinions, from everyday subjects like the movies we see to world-wide issues such as our next presidential leader. There are millions of issues surrounding our […]

In the global warming case, I think that the central route and peripheral route paths to persuasion are both employed. The central route persuasion is visible since people are currently more globally conscious and knowledgeable of the issues relating to our planet than in the past. There is currently a higher level of public concern […]

The significance of the government’s use of propaganda to end the strike early was crucial as Britain was quickly depleting its coal supplies. This led to other countries such as India manufacturing their own supplies which could have resulted in Britain losing its import market and consequently experiencing economic hardship. Fortunately, by April 1925, Baldwin […]

In World War One, the British army relied on volunteers because of their limited number of soldiers. However, conscription was introduced by the government in 1918 due to a shortage of new recruits and a high mortality rate. This mandatory enlistment required unmarried men between the ages of 18 and 41 to join the army. […]

Q1. “Source A is propaganda and, therefore , it is of little use as evidence about the importance of women in the first world war.”Do you agree or disagree?I agree that the source is of little use as evidence about the importance of women in the first world war, this does not however mean it […]

‘Who’s for the game’, ‘The Soldier’, ‘In Flanders Field’ and ‘Rendezvous’ are four poems that I feel are apt examples of typical poetry written in World War 1. Poetry throughout this period of time, share similar qualities of which I hope to explore further, one of these qualities is the recurring theme of the glorification […]

The purpose of this essay is to analyse to what extent do the sources agree that Germany was aggressive and warlike between the years 1899 – 1914. World War One broke out in 1914, and Germany was heavily involved in the war, therefore, the aggressiveness of Germany’s foreign policy at this time could be considered […]

Vietnam was the initial television war, with images of death, combat, camaraderie, and conflict being transmitted to millions of home viewers. These visuals likely significantly influenced people’s perspectives on the war, which I also believe. The extensive viewership of television meant that more individuals were affected by it compared to newspapers, magazines, or radio. Some […]

During the First World War propaganda was used to encourage the British public to think and act in a certain way. In particular the government attempted to gain support for the war and also increase recruitment to the army. They also aimed to raise the morale and keep spirits high on the home front finally; […]

In the 1920’s the soviet economy was failing disastrously the revolution and the civil war had devastated the soviet economy and the economic output was less than that under the Tsar. There were Famines followed by high prices and hyperinflation and major crises like the scissors crisis. Stalin instigated a series of vast five year […]

The visual “texts” I have chosen for this study vary both in their production standards, target audience, resources, both in human effort and money spent, and in their presentation. What ties them all together however, is that they are all, in one form or another, an attempt by the Nazi authorities to influence the hearts […]