Student library exhibit examines moral turpitude That inflamed slogan, “The war that will end all wars” became the rallying call for Allied support during World War I (WWI). It implied a final battle, setting good against evil. On Aug. 31, Miller Nichols Library closes an exhibit, “Best Wishes from Grandma: Mobilizing Moral Resources for War 1914-1918,” which focuses on the source of wartime support during peacetime conditions. The exhibit, a student production, was created as a part of a class taught by associate history professor Dr. Andrew Bergerson. It details the use of moral reason to influence support for WWI. Commentaries have largely debated the duplicitous nature of support campaigns, absent oppressive and exploitative conditions that would normally drive a declaration of war. The exhibit answers the question: How does a government manufacture public support for … Read entire article »