America's News Propaganda And The War Mobilization During The First World War

The American government and people had insisted on neutrality after the First World War broke out in Europe.They carried out the policy of isolationism.During the neutralistic time America kept itself out of the war,Germany and Britain started propaganda offensive respectively to get America's compassionation and help.The America's direction of public opinion was declining to Britain because of its propaganda advantage,including othe reasons,of course.America abandoned isolationism and neutrality gradually with the evolution of the war.She got ready to join the First World War.President Wilson declared belligerency with Germany on 6^thApril 1917.He hoped to finish the war with war.As a new growing up country,America's joinment was helpful to the victory of Triple Entente,although she joined late.However,America was not prepared well for the War and it's object of the War was not clear,too.It was stringent to mobilize in many aspects inculding affection,economic and military to engage such a great war,especially the mobilization of mentality.Therefore,it was necessary for the government to control and utilize meduim to release good news.Then the people would support the war and the country.The opinion of the public is very important.It was a normal phenomenon by utilizing propaganda to unite people and keep up the morale since the mankind's war story appeared.Both ancient and modern deologists and militarists were attached great importance to the function of propaganda,which moved forward with the advancement of science and technology.Both people domestic and overseas could knew the course of the war by reading newspapers,so they could make correct judge to the war emotionally and technically.America's war propaganda was late than Britain's and Germany's,but it developed fantastically,especially during the First World War.When Wilson government got ready to enter the war,it realized the importance of propaganda to the war mobilization.Wilson knew that his people was not very interested in the war,so he established the Committee On Public Information(CPI),hoping that it could propagandize his war aims and mobilize public opinion in support of the war and eduactetheAmericanpeople.Itshoulderedheavyresponsibilities' mainly for release war news.Creel,who was appointed by Wilson to lead the committee.He builtnews cencorship at first,which could make people knew the current affairs,and avoided the leakageof the martial secrets.There is little doubt that the CPI's work was very successful,it promoted national unity and mobilized mang young people to go to the battlefield.It also mobilized millions of American people to support the war.Therefore,it laid the foundation for America's victory in manpower,arms and economy.Undoubtedly,war mobilization was the result of the war.Therefore,it changes the war progresses.War mobilization is a strategic problem.lt affects the war course and result directly.It impacts a county's safty.This thesis is mainly discuss the connection of news propaganda and war mobilization.During the First World War,such activities as America's education in patriotism,the opinion of public opposing Germany and its united countries,the propaganda about the right America helped America to get great success.