Watched video on WWI
WWI propaganda- is information posters songs that are used to promote or publicize ones points of view. they made the people think what the government wanted they changed the type of information to create motions from the people they made headlines that were dramatic when they weren't in wwi propaganda was used to recruit people into branches of the military also to gain support from the U.S.
Headlines- Belgium's hands cut off by Germans- Germans crucify Canadian officer- popular propaganda song was called "Over There" to promote the war.
Major people in WWI- president of US didn't want the US to get in the war but Germany pushed them into it so he declared war. Archduke Franz Ferdinand assassinated by black hand secret society was royalty to Austria - Jeannette Rankin to cut off all US entry to the war first women to have seat in congress she was a pacifist wanted peace lots of people didn't like it because she was a women and they didn't even have the right to vote at this time.
Adolf Hitler- Moved to Germany to avoid his arrest from evading the Austrian military supported himself with the art he made served in WWI promoted from his bravery injured twice in the war.
Red Baron- famous fighter pilot stationed in west Germany at the beginning of the war for a wile he was just delivering mail was shot down by an Austrian soldier but still landed his plane but he died.
Treaty of Versailles- one of the peace treaties between Germany and the allied powers June 28 1919 is when it was signed. League of nations resolved international disputes what it did to Germany they had less military power 1/10 population no air force tanks and submarine's they lost 13% of their land and lost some colonies economic had to pay 32 billion United nations lost colonies in Africa and Asia this allowed Nazis to gain lots of power. War guilt clause they had to sign it saying they were responsible for the war. it was never signed by the US all treaties signed by the president has to be ratified by congress but they didn't like league of nations.
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