Will11

History of Europe through Propaganda

By Group3Sect5

  • Château de Versailles, 1682, Place d'Armes, 78000 Versailles, France

    Château de Versailles, 1682, Place d'Armes, 78000 Versailles, France
    The Château of Versailles was constructed between 1669-1682. Louis XIV built the monument as propaganda to emphasize an absolutist monarchy. The Château of Versailles, as well as the ground that surrounds it, was carefully structured in a manner that would allow one to view it as a symbol of power that God solely gave Louis XIV, to rule and control.

  • Rousseau, Jean-Jacques, Confessions, 1782,

    Rousseau, Jean-Jacques, Confessions, 1782,
    ConfessionsAlthough published in 1782, Jean-Jacques Rousseau's autobiography, "Confessions", was completed in 1769. A quote from the book states: “...a great princess, who, on being informed that the country people had no bread, replied, “Then let them eat pastry!” This is where derived the famous quote supposedly said by Marie-Antoinette, "Let them eat cake!" It went through society by word of mouth to weaken her position as Queen, indicating how gossip itself is a type of propaganda.

  • Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus, La nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), 1786

    Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus, La nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), 1786
    “La nozze di Figaro”, epitomized an Enlightened way of thinking by having servants as the central role of the show. It presented servants as equals to noble aristocrats. By presenting these ideas to a bourgeois audience, "La nozze di Figaro" subliminally sent Enlightenment ideologies to the audience which was hidden beneath the comedy of the show.

  • Crane, Walter, Imperial Federation--Map of the World Showing the Extent of the British Empire in 1886, 1886

    Crane, Walter, Imperial Federation--Map of the World Showing the Extent of the British Empire in 1886, 1886
    Imperial Federation--Map of the World Showing the Extent of the British Empire in 1886A world map illustrated by the English artist Walter Crane showing the extent of the British Empire in 1886. Children were taught about imperialism in schools through maps. Children took interest as the maps were colourful. The shades of pink would indicate which countries were occupied by Britain. Maps provided propaganda as children would perceive the coloured parts of the maps in a positive light without being taught about the exploitation of certain African and Asian lands.

  • "Peace, Land and Bread", 1917

    "Peace, Land and Bread", 1917
    Peace, Land, Bread“Peace! Land! Bread!” was Lenin's promise to Russian society after a revolution in 1917. He attempted to recruit members to the Bolsheviks' side through art posters that perpetuated propaganda. This poster features the symbol of a sickle and a hammer to represent the working class (proletariats) in Russia. The prominent colour in the poster, red, represented the Bolsheviks. The white dove represents freedom.

  • Riefenstahl, Leni, Triumph des Willens (Triumph of the Will), Film, Reichsparteitag-Film, 1935

    Riefenstahl, Leni, Triumph des Willens (Triumph of the Will), Film, Reichsparteitag-Film, 1935
    "Triumph de Willens" is regarded as one of the most successful propaganda films in history. The film shows footage of the Nuremberg rallies of 1934. It indicated that Germany would be resurrected to its nature by Nazi leader, Adolf Hitler. Hitler was portrayed as the saviour of Germany. Propaganda films were essential in order to glamourize and fantasize a better Germany with the help of the Nazi Party.