Question

SOURCE A

In the first weeks of the war, the government put out stories of terrible cruelty by the
Germans in Belgium. These were reported in British newspapers - stories of mothers
and children being bayoneted by German soldiers and of innocent villagers being shot
without reason. Realistic drawings showing these acts of cruelty and torture usually
accompanied each story.
Q.1 In what ways did British propaganda try to get people to hate Germans?

Answer 1

British propaganda tried to get people to hate Germans by putting out stories of terrible cruelty by Germans in Belgium, which were reported in British newspapers, accompanied by realistic drawings showing acts of cruelty and torture, such as mothers and children being bayoneted and innocent villagers being shot without reason.