Propaganda & Women

Clip similar to those that would have been used to promote the war during World War One.

This clip is relevant because it is an example of the kind of clips people would have been exposed to (especially women) during the war. It leaves out all the death and harshness of war and potrays it as an heroic adventure. It shows men marching around, very proudly and fighting for their country with courage and bravery.

This kind of thing would have been shown during 1915-1916 when people were starting to realize the dark side of war. This clip would have been reassuring to women and would have encouraged them to put pressure on their male family and friends to enlist. They would have imagined the men only marching honourably for their courage and would not be prepared for the negative effects.

Although the music is not from that time period it is similar to the messages that music of that time would have had. In the song it states "never can there be a greater love, Just couldn't be a greater sacrifice." Propaganda commonly used these elements to persuade and inform both men and women.

Note that the statistics at the start of the clip would not have been there at the time.