War Propaganda

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what did the Australian parliament do shortly after the war was declared?	they passed the war precautions act of 1914.
what was the government able to do under the act?	censor the press and peoples personal mail. they were also able to establish interment camps.
what was government propaganda used for?	It was used to encourage recruitment and conscription.
what did other propaganda encourage?	women to become involved on the home front and promoted the hatred of the enemy.
What was propaganda mainly in the form of?	posters.
where did these posters appear?	in public places and the press.
what emotions did the posters play on?	-mateship -fear -self-respect -community esteem -hatred of the germans
what other forms did propaganda take?	newspaper editorials, speeches by prominent people and local events held to support the war.
what is censorship?	the process by which information released to the public was controlled and limited by the government.
what kind of information was allowed out?	only positive information about the Australian involvement.
what was the most obvious type of censorship?	censorship of letters to and from the troops at the front.
what did the officers reading the letters ensure?	that none of the letters contained negative information about the war or that might place troops in danger if an enemy were to read it
who were enemy aliens?	people who were born in one of the enemy nations, particularly germany and turkey
why were enemy aliens feared?	they thought enemy aliens would be spies for the enemy.
how many people of German descent were living in Australia in 1911?	iver 33 000
what did these people have to do?	they had to report to their local police station on a regular basis. or were locked up in internment camps.
why was there a strong anti german attitude in the population?	because of heavy anti german propaganda.
what would Australians do.	-avoid german owned shops -kick daschunds -verbal and physical abuse towards germans
what were people of german descent encouraged to do?	anglicise their name.
what did towns with german names do ?	change their names, but later changed back.
what were internment camps?	camps where enemy aliens were placed during the war.
where were the camps and how many people did the house?	they were in remote areas all over the country roughly housing 7000 people.
how many men did Holsworthy house?	about 6000
what did this camp develop?	-theatres -cafes -small businesses -social clubs -educational facilities
how did many internees leave?	better educated than before they came and with newly developed skills.
were internees only Australian?	no, there were germans brought from other british territories.

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