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Propaganda

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In a war it is very important what feelings fighters feel in their soul. The hatred has become part of the emotional culture.

In a war it is very important what feelings fighters feel in their soul. This was the first war of history where emotional culture of the war was carefully planned. Those joining the army had to be convinced of what in times of peace is unimaginable: to die. For this trust in the truth of their own cause was necessary just as much as the conviction that the enemy we fought against was lacking human qualities almost completely, so he was to be hated and destroyed. The persuasion techniques, which served different ideologies later in the 20th century to create and utilize hate against an enemy to be cut out, have been tried out in this war first.

 

 

“With its awesome organization the English press suppressed the brains of the world.”
Gyula Gesztesi, 1918

“The trouble with Germans is that there are 20 million more of them than there should be.”
Georges Clemenceau prime minister of France

“The US declaration of war: beating all previous records in advertisement and the art of propaganda.”
Antal Szerb

The Germans produce soap from the dead bodies of their own soldiers.”
Times, April 16, 1914

 

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Statues

The group of statues at the entrance commemorate the Hungarian hunters of the army. The Brother–in–Arms can be seen at the exit.

1

Joyful Times of Peace

At the end of 19th century it seemed that the upcoming is going to be the most promising century in the history of mankind. 

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Slaughterhouse

The way the big explosion took place, it included everything what used to be regarded as achievements before. 

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The Century of Women

Women up until then were less credited partakers of history. In the 20th century they had become more and more equal players.

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Mobilization

War has become the organizing principle for society and this principle was above all others. Everything changed.

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Front

Land meant life, a place of origin, the subject of work. In the war Masses have re-learned their connection with the land.

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Propaganda

In a war it is very important what feelings fighters feel in their soul. The hatred has become part of the emotional culture.

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Was it Worth it?

The most painful part of every war, people died. Behind the statistics , the numbers there are millions of individual destiny.