Unifying America: The Use of American Propaganda During World War I

Author(s) Information

Maxwell Riley Woodcock, California Polytechnic State University - San Luis ObispoFollow

Department - Author 1

Communication Studies Department

Degree Name - Author 1

BA in Communication Studies

Date

12-2009

Primary Advisor

Bernard K. Duffy

Abstract/Summary

This project offers a historical look at the Committee on Public Information (CPI), its leader George Creel, and the uses of propaganda in America during the First World War. The paper discusses Creel's role in creating a propaganda machine that influenced the beliefs of millions of Americans. The last section analyzes what critics thought of the American government after they propagandized the American people.

URL: https://digitalcommons.calpoly.edu/comssp/5