<P> The non-military diplomatic and propaganda interactions during the war were designed to build support for the cause, or to undermine support for the enemy . Wartime diplomacy focused on five issues: propaganda campaigns to shape news reports and commentary; defining and redefining the war goals, which became harsher as the war went on; luring neutral nations (Italy, Ottoman Empire, Bulgaria, Romania) into the coalition by offering slices of enemy territory; and encouragement by the Allies of nationalistic minority movements inside the Central Powers, especially among Czechs, Poles, and Arabs . In addition, there were multiple peace proposals coming from neutrals, or from one side or the other; none of them progressed very far . Some were neutral efforts to end the horrors . Others were propaganda ploys to show one side was being reasonable and the other was obstinate . </P> <P> As soon as the war began Britain cut Germany's under - sea communication cables as a way to ensure that the Allies had a monopoly on the most expedient means of transmitting news from Europe to press outlets in the United States . This was done as a way to influence reporting of the war around the world and to gain sympathy and support from the other nations . In 1914, a secret British organization by the name of Wellington House was set up, calling for journalists and newspaper editors to write articles which sympathized with Britain as a way to counter the statements being made by the enemy . Wellington House implemented this action not only through favorable reports in the press of neutral countries, but also by publishing its own newspapers for circulation around the globe . Wellington House was so secret, in fact, that Parliament was often not aware of them . Wellington House had a staff of 54 people, which made it the largest British foreign propaganda organization . From the Wellington House came the publication The War Pictorial, which by December 1916 reached a circulation of 500,000, covering 11 languages . The War Pictorial was deemed to have such a powerful effect on different masses that it could turn countries, like China, against Germany . </P> <Ul> <Li> The French Woman in War - Time </Li> <Li> Stage Women's War Relief </Li> <Li> Women are Working Day and Night to Win the War </Li> <Li> Joan of Arc Saved France . Women of America, Save Your Country--Buy War Savings Stamps </Li> </Ul> <Li> The French Woman in War - Time </Li>

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