... sources are. When evacuation first came about, the government used many forms of propaganda to encourage parents to evacuate their children. This was done with posters, leaflets, radio, and cinema etc. The propaganda appealed to mothers with such things as implying they weren't good mothers if they didn't evacuate their children and literally telling them that it was the right thing to do. This made mothers send their children to show how much they cared for their welfare even if it hurt the mother to let her children go. An example of this type of propaganda is found on the first page of the evacuation booklet where there is a poster that shows a mother and her son and the slogan above them says: "Mothers, send them out of London" This speaks directly to the mothers and therefore would be very effective. Another similar poster can be found on the second page ...

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