US Propaganda and WWI

The CPI's efforts represent the first time a modern government disseminated ______ on such a large scale.

• Propaganda

• Education

• Technology

• Medicine

Propaganda assumes an opinion and enforces it as ______.

• Fact

• Fiction

• Theory

• Hypothesis

The CPI's advertising techniques were blended with a sophisticated understanding of ______.

• Human psychology

• Animal behavior

• Mathematical theories

• Historical events

Propaganda is particularly effective because it often exaggerates a pre-existing ______.

• Stereotype

• Scientific fact

• Mathematical equation

• Historical event

Demonization of the enemy was primarily intended to scare people away from fighting.

True or False?

• True

• False

Answer explanation

Demonizing the enemy was a way to make them seem less human and therefore more acceptable to kill during war.

The use of "Four Minute Men" speeches during the war were considered....

• Modern but similar

• Old-fashioned but personal

• Futuristic but confusing

• Cute but ineffective

Answer explanation

Compared with technology, they're old fashioned. But the benefit was that even if the government wrote the speech, it was your neighbor or a local leader who delivered the speech in your town, which made it personal!

Fill in the blank: _______ are a combination of posters and pamphlets, often dropped behind enemy lines.

• Music/Songs

• Leaflets/fliers

• Pamphlets/booklets

• Color Posters

Fill in the blank: _______ attempt to pacify the audience by making an unpleasant reality more palatable.

• Name calling

• Glittering generalities

• Euphemisms

• Bandwagon

The 'Bandwagon' appeal suggests that ...

• Everyone else supports this, so I might as well, too

• Scientists and doctors and other experts support this so I might as well, too

• The former president and his wife support this so I might as well, too

• There are a million reasons to support this, so I might as well

This booklet lists so many reasons to support this and basically no downside, so I might as well.

This represents which technique?

• Bandwagon

• Scientific approach

• Endorsement

• Card-stacking