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In the First World War, propaganda was for the first time used effectively and scientifically to guide the opinions, thoughts and movements of the public. In the years of war, Britain established a propaganda office and coordinated propaganda activities from a single center both within and outside the country. One of the objectives of British propaganda activities was to fight the neutral countries alongside themselves. Especially in those years, the US, which was neutral, became a country where British propaganda activities were intense and active. The U.S. has followed the policy of directing the U.S. public by producing stories of persecution over the Armenian issue to attract the US to the opposition states. The propaganda material prepared for this purpose was distributed in the United States. In addition to these materials, propaganda information produced according to British policies was served to U.S. newspapers. In addition, propaganda publications were regularly sent to churches, priests, politicians, educators, hospitals, financial and trade centers and the number of millions was regularly sent. The cinema, which was a new technology for those years, was also effectively used by the British Propaganda Office. Some books and bookstores produced for the stories of misconduct were filmed.                 This article will take advantage of the British archive and the works published in this area to explore the propaganda activities that Britain conducted through the Armenians in the United States during the years of war and the role of these activities in the Armenian issue.

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