İKİNCİ DÜNYA SAVAŞI DÖNEMİNDE İNGİLİZ SİVİL CEPHEDE PROPAGANDA ÇALIŞMALARI: KÂĞIT TOPLAMA KAMPANYASI
PROPAGANDA ON THE BRITISH HOME FRONT DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR: PAPER SALVAGE CAMPAIGN

Summary/Abstract: The experience of the First World War has shown all the states that are parties to the importance of the balanced and strategic use of military, economic and social power. Britain, which was affected by the 1929 World Economic Crisis, tried to implement social policies in the war economy. With the declaration of war on Germany in the autumn of 1939, a simultaneous struggle began on the civil home front. The necessity of using all kinds of support for the war effort within the scope of the British Government's propaganda activities has turned into an all-out psychological war within the British society behind the front. It was aimed to keep the morale and motivation level of the society high against the Nazi threat, and the masses were made aware with posters, leaflets, posters and films. All citizens behind the front lines who did not participate in the war, especially housewives, children and the elderly, were mobilized with daily struggles such as recycling and reusing paper, plastic and industrial materials, saving energy, organizing aid campaigns and growing food products. The Second World War is also known as the “People's War.” While this phrase is identified with the struggles on the civilian front, it also points to the strategic importance that the British Government attaches to social solidarity. On the other hand, Paper Salvage, one of the most prominent campaigns of the period, became mandatory as economic conditions worsened, and the public was encouraged to collect waste and separate garbage. This study will analyse the activities aimed at the voluntary mobilization of society by focusing on the British propaganda work at the civilian front. It will also evaluate the views of social classes in England on the war and campaigns through diaries and surveys related to the Paper Salvage Campaign.

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