Which tactic did George Creel, the head of the Committee on Public Information, use to gain the support of US citizens for the w

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Which tactic did George Creel, the head of the Committee on Public Information, use to gain the support of US citizens for the w

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He promised job opportunities in the US military for African Americans from southern states.

He promoted anti-German and pro-war propaganda through posters, movies, and booklets.

He used slogans such as "Food will win the war" to conserve food for war efforts.

He urged congress to pass the Selective Service Act to compel all able US citizens to enlist for draft.

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Lerok [7] · Answer 1 · 2021-12-07T14:52:26+03:00

Cold War tactics

For a brief period during the 1940s and early 1950s the term psychological warfare and political warfare were openly used by propaganda specialist and politicians alike. Increasingly they turned propaganda more palatable to domestic audiences. During the Cold War common phrases as included the war of ideas battle for hearts and minds struggle for the minds and wills of men. Even the term Cold War was used to refer to propaganda techniques and strategies as in cold war tactics. Later the terms communication public diplomacy psychological operations special operations and information warfare became fashionable. Political propaganda and measures to influence the media coverage we're likewise label to Spain and political propagandists or spin doctors or more in the image and bully media consultants an image of visors .

liberstina [14] · Answer 2 · 2021-12-07T16:34:45+03:00

Correct answer: He promoted anti-German and pro-war propaganda through posters, movies, and booklets.

Detail:

George Creel was appointed as head of the Committee of Public Information by President Woodrow Wilson. Pres. Wilson created the committee by issuing Executive Order 2594 on April 13, 1917, just a week after the United States had declared war against Germany and entered into The Great War (which we now know as World War I).

I've attached a sample image of one such "anti-German and pro-war propaganda" posters produced by the Committee of Public Information.

Creel's committee used not only posters, movies and books, but also leaflets, press releases and billboards. It was a multi-media campaign. They even had 75,000 speakers who volunteered to be "Four Minute Men," giving 4-minute patriotic speeches at schools and public events.