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Documentary as Propaganda  - 2
Frame 1
Crowds gather under William Wallace's statue.
Frame 2
Julian the "Tank Bank" arrives over a mound of earth
and barbed wire.
Frame 3
Lord Provost Taggart invests £50,000 for Aberdeen
Corporation
Frame 4
Lord Strathclyde receives a receipt from a man inside
the tank.
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Government Propaganda 

During the First World War the use of film as propaganda was developed extensively, by governments on every side. 

The frames below are from an example of British propaganda. This newsreel film was made in 1918 during "Tank Bank" week in Aberdeen. To raise funds for the war effort, 'Julian' an army tank is toured round Britain to encourage people to save and lend to the war effort. £2 million was raised in the week.

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