Why was Australian government propaganda used during WW1
This Australian war poster was used during the first world war to encourage Australian men to join the army and fight alongside their allies.
This was one of the most common posters used in Australia during this war, and many people enrolled because of it.
This was one of the most common posters used in Australia during this war, and many people enrolled because of it.
These posters were used for the Gallipoli campaign, and are all about getting Australians to join the campaign to free the Gallipoli peninsula of Turks. Many Australians died in this campaign. Posters similar to these are still used nowadays on Anzac day to encourage Australians to enrol in the army.
Australian propaganda was designed to maintain public anger about the Germans and idealise Australian soldiers. Most pieces promoted enlistment in some way or another. The most violent propaganda images surfaced around the time of the conscription debates.