Censorship and Propaganda
Censorship and propaganda.
Overview
Propaganda: all the
different ways the government 'got its message across' to people (e.g.
radio, cinema, posters, Churchill's speeches
Censorship: withholding
information which the
Facts 1. The Ministry of Information was put in charge of censorship and propaganda.. 2. Regular government surveys called 'Mass Observation' monitored public opinion and morale. 3. The most famous radio programmes were Listen while you Work and The Kitchen Front.
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Revision Focus This is a Paper 1- World War Two topic, so think about how you will USE the information to answer sourcework questions. You will need: 1. A GENERAL UNDERSTANDING of 'what was going on', so you can make intelligent comments on the purpose of the sources. 2. Some FACTUAL KNOWLEDGE so you can assess the factual accuracy of the sources.
This paper is ALL sourcework questions, so make sure you know how to do them.
NOTE PARTICULARLY that there is no choice of questions on this topic - so... YOU MUST LEARN EVERYTHING.
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