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World War Two Propaganda Project <<<Join the German Army Join the British Army>>> What is Propaganda? Propaganda is any form of “advertising” that is designed to change the mind of or influence millions of people. Just like a Ford commercial trying to get you to buy the Ford Focus or a T.C.C. radio spot convincing people to sign up for classes, propaganda attempts to change your mind and convince you to perform action. During war, a government will use propaganda to promote the war effort. These will fall into four categories: 1. Manage yourself---Manage what you do or say. If you know secret information…keep it to yourself….. you never know who is listening. If you live near the coast, use your blackout curtains. Eat less food, drive your car less, use your bike, fix your pants rather than buy a new pair. Behave patriotically in general……be a good German, Italian, American or Brit!!! How about this poster aimed at workplace slackers>>>>> Notice, you almost feel bad taking a sick day because Tojo is begging you to. How dare you take a day off while Americans are fighting for your way of life in the Pacific!!! 2. The Enemy is EVIL!!! ----This type of propaganda paints our enemy as a monster who needs to be stamped out of existence. Often, they tie in a need to “Build more Weapons”, “Buy more War Bonds” or “Enlist in the Army” among others. 3. “Let’s Do Our Part on the Homefront”---Just because you’re not in uniform, doesn’t mean you can’t help your country win the war. This type of propaganda often promotes more factory production, women working in war industries, recycling war materials, planting victory gardens etc. Have a look at this German World War Two poster urging German women to recycle clothing. Notice how happy she is to help the country win the war! How about this Japanese poster urging workers to put more hours to help them beat us? 4. “What our country wants and needs” How about a propaganda poster describing what your selected country wants or needs. Basically, why did your country go to war in the first place?? For example, Germany wanted living space and needed natural resources to fuel its war machine. Maybe the United States wanted a little sweet revenge for the Pearl Harbor attack and also wanted to help our European friends while the French were simply hoping to get Germany off their soil and survive the war. The Project: You poster must incorporate one or more of the four above categories. Must have a Picture. You may cut and paste a picture from the internet, but it CANNOT BE A PICTURE FROM A PROPAGANDA POSTER. A picture of a German soldier, factory, housewife cooking dinner……….whatever…….. is good! Just don’t steal a picture from another propaganda poster. You must have a SLOGAN! Slogans must be in the language of the country represented. Use Google translator to create your slogan. No larger than a Half Poster Board………computer paper size is ok!!! COLOR!!! You must use the entire paper. Don’t leave blank spaces!! You may complete your poster using Google Docs. Best poster(s) in each class will win a Awesome “Prize” (Belvita)