Research. Propaganda during the Spanish Civil War

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Propaganda during the Spanish Civil War
Propaganda is an important element that the State and other forces used in order to win their battles. Primarily, this is because the effective use of propaganda allows those in power to influence how others think, thereby causing them to create their own self-rationalization of the events happening around them. In the articles written by Orwell and Graham, the importance of propaganda was explicitly shown through how they write their compositions. Accordingly, this paper would focus on two examples of propaganda that were used during the Spanish Civil War, which are shown below. Consequently, closer reading of their works would show that without the use of propaganda, any abuses committed by the State to an individual or another would be detrimental to its existence and even lead to its downfall.
The Spanish Civil War
The Spanish civil war started from 1936 and ended three years after it started. While there are many reasons why General Franco has incited against the government, one of the main reasons for its inception was the desire by the rebels to eliminate left-wing organizations and promote fascism CITATION Orw16 \l 1033 (Orwell). In other words, it was General Franco’s desire to keep the people subservient to the State, in the guise of protecting peace among every citizen in the nation.
Nonetheless, as the war broke out, both sides of the war realized that their causes would crumble easily if they people whom they lead do not believe to what they are fighting for. This led to the creation (and a battle) of creating effective propagandas that would keep the respective peo...