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PROPAGANDA POSTER
ACTIVITY
World War II
INTRODUCTION
Popular support for World War II was garnered by
imagery used in newspapers and posters. This
phenomena is known as propaganda. Propaganda
posters played a major role in World War II.
We will analyze these examples and then you will be
given the opportunity to create your very own piece
of propaganda from the country of your choice.
CLASS ACTIVITY
We
will be looking at eight posters and
determining what the purpose, or goal, of
each poster is. Also consider how the poster
went about trying to reach its goal.
GOALS OF PROPAGANDA POSTERS
Recruitment
of soldiers: Posters aimed at
recruitment attempted to get men to join the
army and fight for their country.
Conservation
of goods: These posters
encouraged people at home to conserve goods
so that they could be used by soldiers in the war.
GOALS OF PROPAGANDA POSTERS
Purchasing
of war bonds: These posters
advocated the purchase of war bonds, which
would help the government fund the war.
Support for the war at home: These posters
encouraged people not in the army to
become involved in the war at home by
joining organizations or working in industries
related to the war effort.
TOOLS (METHODS) USED IN
PROPAGANDA POSTERS
Catchy
phrases: Posters often used catchy phrases or
slogans in order to stick in the memory of the people
who saw them.
Appeals
to patriotism: Displaying symbols of the
country was a strategy used in propaganda posters,
and could include anything from flags to symbols
such as eagles.
TOOLS(METHODS) CONT.
Demonization
of the enemy: Another strategy
involved a direct attack on the enemy. In these
posters the enemy is portrayed as a demonic figure
that is often doing things that no moral human being
would do.
Half-Truths/Half-Lies:
These posters used inaccurate
information in an attempt to persuade viewers.
TOOLS(METHODS) CONT.
Caricatures:
These posters portray the enemy
in a ridiculous fashion and make them
appear as if they are not human.
Appeals
to emotion: These posters attempt to
create an emotional response in the viewer,
who will then be compelled to act.
Name
Calling: These posters resort to insults or
name calling directed at the enemy.
PROPAGANDA POSTERS
Poster 1
PROPAGANDA POSTERS
PROPAGANDA POSTERS
PROPAGANDA POSTERS
WAR PROPAGANDA
 Look
at the following website. It provides examples of
propaganda used during WWII
 http://www.archives.gov/exhibits/powers_of_persuasio
n/powers_of_persuasion_home.html
 http://research.calvin.edu/german-propaganda-
archive/ww2era.htm#Posters
 http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/goebbels/gallery/ind
ex.html
CREATING YOUR OWN POSTER
Procedure: Your next task will be to create your
own/partner propaganda poster from the country
of your choice. You will need to write a one page
rationale explaining why you chose the goal and
the tools you used to reach that goal on the
poster.
The rationale must include:
The goal of their propaganda poster.
The tools used to reach that goal.
An explanation for what their poster has to do with
their country of choice.
PROPAGANDA RUBRIC
World War II Propaganda Poster Project Rubric
Use of Class Time (20 points)
/20
Oral Presentation (10 points)
/10
Poster Design (30 points)
/30
Rationale (40 points)
/40
TOTAL (100 points)
/100
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