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War Propaganda
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- 1what did the Australian parliament do shortly after the war was declared?they passed the war precautions act of 1914.
- 2what was the government able to do under the act?censor the press and peoples personal mail. they were also able to establish interment camps.
- 3what was government propaganda used for?It was used to encourage recruitment and conscription.
- 4what did other propaganda encourage?women to become involved on the home front and promoted the hatred of the enemy.
- 5What was propaganda mainly in the form of?posters.
- 6where did these posters appear?in public places and the press.
- 7what emotions did the posters play on?-mateship
-fear
-self-respect
-community esteem
-hatred of the germans - 8what other forms did propaganda take?newspaper editorials, speeches by prominent people and local events held to support the war.
- 9what is censorship?the process by which information released to the public was controlled and limited by the government.
- 10what kind of information was allowed out?only positive information about the Australian involvement.
- 11what was the most obvious type of censorship?censorship of letters to and from the troops at the front.
- 12what 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
- 13who were enemy aliens?people who were born in one of the enemy nations, particularly germany and turkey
- 14why were enemy aliens feared?they thought enemy aliens would be spies for the enemy.
- 15how many people of German descent were living in Australia in 1911?iver 33 000
- 16what 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.
- 17why was there a strong anti german attitude in the population?because of heavy anti german propaganda.
- 18what would Australians do.-avoid german owned shops
-kick daschunds
-verbal and physical abuse towards germans - 19what were people of german descent encouraged to do?anglicise their name.
- 20what did towns with german names do ?change their names, but later changed back.
- 21what were internment camps?camps where enemy aliens were placed during the war.
- 22where were the camps and how many people did the house?they were in remote areas all over the country roughly housing 7000 people.
- 23how many men did Holsworthy house?about 6000
- 24what did this camp develop?-theatres
-cafes
-small businesses
-social clubs
-educational facilities - 25how did many internees leave?better educated than before they came and with newly developed skills.
- 26were internees only Australian?no, there were germans brought from other british territories.
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