Propaganda is communication that tries to influence how people think, rather then just presenting the facts and letting people make up their own minds. how was propaganda used during world war i? a) the german empire used propaganda to make its citizens think that the war would be won quickly. b) propaganda was used by the german empire to persuade soldiers of the allied forces to surrender. c) great britain used propaganda to trick the united states into entering the war effort. d) imperial powers used propaganda to urge their colonies to fight on the side of the empire.