Propaganda

Question 1

What is an example of government censorship?

Answer 1

> the Daily Worker (pro-communist paper)

- banned for criticising war effort

Question 2

What was the government policy of propaganda?

Answer 2

> war victories were to be exaggerated

> BBC:
- most listened to form of entertainment was given strict guidelines for controlling news and entertainment

> posters,

> film industry was encouraged to make patriotic films

> did much to mould beliefs of British people
- essential tool for controlling public opinion and maintaining morale

Question 3

What were the government policies of censorship?

Answer 3

> ministry of information was set up to strictly control information and create rules of censorship

> military defeats were to be kept to a minimum in the media

> reason: to protect the British people against lies, rumours and German propaganda