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Examples of Propaganda from WW1 | British Empire Union. "Once a German, always a German." Remember! Every German employed means a British worker idle.

Examples of Propaganda from WW1 | British Empire Union. "Once a German, always a German." Remember! Every German employed means a British worker idle. | Britain, 1890-1918 | Scoop.it
British Empire Union. "Once a German, always a German." Remember! Every German employed means a British worker idle. Every German article sold means a British article unsold.
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The British Empire Union (originally called the Anti-German Union) was founded in April 1915. 
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David Lloyd George

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Read the essential details about David Lloyd George. Lloyd George's decision to join the Conservatives in removing Herbert Asquith in 1916 split the Liberal Party. In the 1918 General Election, many Liberals supported candidates who remained loyal to Asquith.
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Spartacus page on David Lloyd George: biography, written sources and film of Lloyd George meeting Hitler
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Government borrowing at home

Government borrowing at home | Britain, 1890-1918 | Scoop.it
Taxation alone was not enough to match wartime expenditure
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David Lloyd George spoke in the House of Commons on 5 August 1914, the day after Britain entered the war: 'In this tremendous struggle finance is going to play a great part. It will be one of the most formidable weapons in this exhausting war.'

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WWI and DORA - YouTube

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Andrew Marr on DORA and preparing Britain for war.

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World War 1: Defence of the Realm Act | The Gazette

World War 1: Defence of the Realm Act | The Gazette | Britain, 1890-1918 | Scoop.it
The Defence of the Realm Act during WW1
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'DORA was designed to help prevent invasion and keep morale high at home. It gave the government wide-ranging powers, such as the authority to requisition buildings needed for the war effort, or by creating new criminal offences. It also ushered in a variety of social control measures.'
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10 Anti-German Propaganda Posters from World War One

10 Anti-German Propaganda Posters from World War One | Britain, 1890-1918 | Scoop.it
It’s now a cliché of World War One history that the war was pointless and fought only for the vanity of an elite minority. Yet at the time both sides conducted propaganda campaigns to keep public support behind the war.
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'In the propaganda of Britain, France and the USA, Germans were presented, often literally, as monsters, while atrocities both real and imagined were liberally exploited.'

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Home Front 4 propaganda in WWI - YouTube

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More propaganda techniques used in World War I.

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WorldWar I Propaganda - YouTube

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World War I propaganda films.

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