Political Science 2142A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: George M. Cohan, George Creel, Irving Berlin
1 Mar 2016
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Government takeover giving a clear and distorted message to the. Culture at war: propaganda people of america. World war 1: context 1914 in europe, us remain neutral for three years. Woodrow wilson wants to stay out so he can shape the treaty. Red scare fears of subversiveness and communism. 35k songs published and recorded in 1914-1919 vast majority incredibly patriotic this is a good war, we need to get involved. 1918 shift reality of war begins to hit, the music becomes a bit. I hate to get up in the morning more cynical. Never criticizes the government style of sousa marching band music: life in the training camps. American men going in to france puritan shock. Woman that soldiers want her to be. How ya gonna keep em down on the farm . Selling the war: doesn"t have a unifying moment that motivates everyone to join the war, george creel, the cpi the committee on public information.
