1 The purpose of propaganda is to inf luence the public in a certain way. Interpret a propaganda poster from the war 15 Analyse the poster. What does the text on the poster say? The figure on the poster is Lord Kitchener. Find information about him and explain what position he held in 1914. Why was he chosen as the subject of this poster? Describe: the expression on Kitchener's face, the gesture he is making with his hand, the text on the poster, the colours and sizes of the text, who Kitchener is addressing, the feelings he is trying to arouse in the British population, etc. 16 Give your opinion. Do you think this kind of propaganda helped to increase the number of recruits? Would the poster convince you to join the army? Read the adapted excerpt from this letter in the Imperial War Museum in London. What would you ask Kitchener about the letter? 17 Compare. Is advertising and propaganda the same thing? U S E I N F O R M A T I O N R E S P O N S I B LY C R I T I C A L T H I N K I N G Is fake news a modern invention? In 1917, several Spanish newspapers spread the rumour that Lenin was organising the Bolshevik revolution from Barcelona . 18 INVESTIGATE Review your biography of Lenin and find out the missing facts. Why was Lenin exiled from Russia in 1917? Where did he go when he was exiled? When did he return to Russia and under what conditions? Why did he return? What happened when he returned? Did Lenin travel to Spain in 1917? If this was fake news, who spread the rumour and why? Make several hypotheses. 19 CONTRAST Imagine it is 1917. How can you check if this rumour is true? Consider the media of the time and that the world was at war. Think. How would you act nowadays in a similar situation? 20 DECIDE Comment on how difficult it was in the past to disprove a hoax. Why do so many hoaxes continue to spread today? 30. British Army recruitment poster from 1914 Dear Lord Ki tchener, I'm a nine-year-old Irish boy and I want to go to the front. I can cycle ver y fas t on my bike. I wouldn't let the Germans catch me. I am ver y s trong . I want a uni form. Please send me one. Yours sincerely, Alfie Knight OR FALSE ? T R U E 45
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