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Who is the enemy?
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What is propaganda?
• information that is spread for the purpose of promoting some cause
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• Propaganda is a specific type of message presentation aimed at
serving an agenda. At its root, the denotation of propaganda is 'to
propagate (actively spread) a philosophy or point of view'. The most
common use of the term (historically) is in political contexts; in
particular to refer to certain efforts sponsored by governments or
political groups.
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• (joint) Any form of communication in support of national objectives
designed to influence the opinions, emotions, attitudes, or behavior of
any group in order to benefit the sponsor, either directly or indirectly.
(JP 1-02)
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• The systematic propagation of information reflecting the views and
interests of those people advocating such a doctrine or cause.
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• False or partly false information used by a government or political party
intended to sway the opinions of the population.
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Vocabulary Terms to know:
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Propaganda:
Racism
Ethnocentrism/Ethnocentric
Stereotypes
Nationalism
Cultural Stereotypes
Or, also called, “The Great War” (1914-1918)
James
Montgomery Flagg
painted this image
of “Uncle Sam” for
the US
government during
the first world war.
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Questions and ideas to consider:
1. What is the obvious message in this poster?
2. Who is this message aimed towards?
3. What propaganda technique is being utilized?
4. What are some of the symbols being used to convey a message?
5. Would this poster work today? Why or why not?
Some questions to consider:
1. What is the propaganda technique being
utilized here?
2. Who is the intended audience?
3. What might some of the symbols mean?
4. Who was Pershing?
5. Why might the artist have intentionally
used the word ‘crusader’ in this poster?
6. Read the last line on the poster. What
does this mean? Is it true and
consistent?
7. Would this poster work today? Why or
why not?
8. Look carefully and find details in the
poster.
1. Cultural
2. Racial
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3. Religious
A few questions to think about.
1. What is the propaganda technique used
here?
2. What is the message the artist is trying
to convey?
3. Find 5 details in the poster-or things in
the poster that strike you as odd.
4. What does autocracy mean, and how is
it related to the poster and/or the first
world war?
5. How does the word poverty fit into the
overall message of this poster?
6. What might a “war savings stamp’ be?
How could it be used?
7. Who might this poster appeal to?
8. Would this poster work today? Why or
why not?
http://www.firstworldwar.com/posters/images/pp_us_42.jpg
A few things to think about, regarding this
poster.
1. Notice, we finally see an American fighting
an enemy. How come this poster has this
scene in it, while the others did not?
2. How is the enemy depicted/shown in this
poster?
3. What is the overall message of this poster?
4. How does the artist convey a sense of
action? Fear? Violence? Victory?
5. Find 5 details in this poster.
6. Look at the words and phrases used. What
might this convey to the viewer?
7. Who is this poster intended for?
8. How might a German citizen/soldier see
this poster?
9. Would this type of propaganda poster work
today? Why or why not?
http://www.firstworldwar.com/posters/images/pp_us_67.jpg
Questions to think about:
1. What is being utilized here [racism?
ethnocentrism? Stereotypes?]
2. What symbols and techniques are
evident in this picture?
3. What might the following details mean:
1. The club
2. the ruins in the background
3. the woman
4. the ‘brute’
5. the writing
6. the blood
7. the nudity
4. What are two messages the artist wants
to convey in this poster?
5. Who is this poster directed to?
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6. Would this poster appeal to be people
today? Why or why not?
Some things to consider about this poster.
1. Who is “The Hun” and why is this term
used in this poster, and not earlier ones?
2. Find five details or symbolic elements
used by the artist to convey a
propaganda message or idea.
3. How come…..
1. …there is a little girl used?
2….the little girl is naked?
3….there is fire all over the place?
4….the American soldier is unarmed?
4. Who is this poster intended for?
5. Is this poster more or less effective than
the others?
6. Would this technique work today? Why or
why not?
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Some questions to consider about this
poster.
1. Look carefully for 5 details in this
poster.
2. What are some obvious and nonobvious symbols and images being
used to convey ideas?
3. What is the Navy supposed to stop?
4. How is the uniform of this soldier
different from uniforms that have
previously been depicted?
5. What is the overt/obvious message of
this poster?
6. What type of propaganda is being
utilized?
7. Would this poster work today? Why
or why not?
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Some questions to consider about this
poster.
1. Find 5 details in this poster that the artist
used to convey a message or meaning.
2. How come children are being used?
3. Consider the following phrases: “Halt the
Hun” and “Hun or Home.” What do they
mean? Why are they similar?
4. How is the enemy portrayed in this
poster?
5. How come there are no actual
photographs being used in any of the
propaganda posters? (the technology was
available at the time)
6. How is the girl depicted differently than in
the past?
7. What colors are used? How could this
give meaning to the poster?
8. Would this propaganda be effective
today? Why or why not?
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The war started on September 1, 1939, but US involvement did
not begin until after December 7, 1941-after the bombing of Pearl
Harbor, Hawaii. The actual war years were 1939-1945.
This was the typical recruiting poster during
world war two used by the United States
Government. It is similar to the one used in
the first world war.
http://www.archives.gov/research_room/research_topics/world_war_
2_photos/images/ww2_09.jpg
Besides color-what are 5 differences between 1941 (left) vs. 1917 (right) ?
A few questions about this poster…
1. What type of propaganda is being
used here?
2. How are colors and composition
important to convey a message?
3. How is this male different from
other American males previously
shown on propaganda posters?
4. What is the overt message of this
poster?
5. How is someone supposed to
“avenge” and who should they
“avenge” against?
6. Why is the date important?
7. Would this poster work today? Why
or why not?
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1. The symbols used.
2. The colors used to
convey a message.
3. The placement of
objects in the poster.
4. How the Germans
(‘the enemy’) are
depicted here as
opposed to the first
world war.
5. The use or words and
images for a
complete effect.
6. Who could this poster
be aimed to?
7. Would it work today?
Why or why not?
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Consider:
Some questions about this propaganda
poster to consider:
1. What are some of the symbols used in
this poster?
2. How do we know it is a German?
3. Who is this poser intended to reach?
4. What does this poster say about the
character is the German soldier?
5. So, who is the enemy?
6. When do you think this poster was
created (year) and why? How might it
be different if it was created later?
7. How would German soldiers/citizens
view this piece of propaganda?
8. Would this poster work today? Why or
why not?
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Consider the
following about
this poster:
1. How do we know
who the enemy
is?
2. How is the
enemy shown?(5
details)
3. What is the overt
message of this
picture?
4. What type of
propaganda is
being used?
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5. How are these
soldiers different
than the way
Germans were
shown?
Some questions about this piece of
propaganda:
1. How are the two enemies depicted?
2. What symbols are used to convey a
specific message? (5 details)
3. How is the depiction of “the enemy”
different in this poster compared to
other posters?
4. What are 3 different meanings from
this single poster that you can think of?
5. Which of our enemy is depicted in a
racially insensitive manner? How?
6. Which enemy looks more sinister?
Why?
7. How come the weapons are different?
What does this suggest?
8. When might this poster have been
created?(year? Events?
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9. What does this poster say about our
own fears and ideas?
Questions about the poster:
1. What is the overt message?
2. What does Aryan mean?
3. Who was Goebbels?
4. Who is this poster intended for?
5. Who or what is Goebbels supposed to
be?
6. Find 5 details in this poster.
7. Is this racially motivated? Culturally?
Ethnocentrism? Explain how each of
these terms could be used to describe
this piece of propaganda?
8. Would this poster work today-and if so,
who would the person be?
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Questions:
1. Find 5 symbols that are used in this
poster.
2. How are our “enemies” depicted in this
poster. How is this different from other
posters? How is it the same?
3. Who is this poster aimed towards and
why?
4. When might this poster have been
produced?
5. Are our “enemies” wounded or
bloodthirsty or both or neither? Explain
your reasoning.
6. Where is the “location” that this poster
is supposed to take place?
7. What are the social, political, militaristic
and cultural elements involved in this
poster that make it useful as a
propaganda tool?
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Some questions:
1. What are some symbols in this
poster? Find 5 of them.
2. What is being used: Race?
Ethnocentrism? Cultural
ethnocentrism? Nationalism?
3. How is the depiction of the
American different in this poster
than in previous ones?
4. How is the depiction of the
“enemy” different or similar as in
past posters?
5. What are 3 different
interpretations about the text of
the poster? What sort of words
are used and why?
6. Is this a poster about defeat or
victory or both or neither? Explain
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7. What might the overall message
of this poster be? Defend your
answer with details.
Some questions:
1. What is the message of this
poster and why?
2. Who is this poster aimed at?
3. How is the “enemy” depicted in
this poster. Is this consistent with
other depictions?
4. What has “taking the day off” got
to do with the war?
5. Who might have “sponsored” the
ad (look carefully) and why?
6. Is this the kind of poster that a
defeated or victorious nation
might use and why?
7. Would this sort of poster work
today? Why or why not?
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1. What is the meaning of this poster?
2. What are some cultural,
nationalistic, militaristic elements in
this picture?
3. Who is this poster aimed at and
why?
4. How is this different from any other
poster we have yet looked at?
5. What event or war does this poster
deal with, if any? Explain.
6. Could this poster have been used
in the First World War, or the
Second World War? Why or why
not?
7. Is this propaganda?
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