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Analyzing Propaganda
By: Mr. Richard Nyhoff
The Purpose of Propaganda
• A form of communication that is aimed at
influencing the attitude of a community
toward some cause or position.
Why should we analyze
propaganda?
• Develop an understanding of the techniques
and goals of propaganda.
• Develop an understanding of both the author
and audience.
• Develop an understanding of the time period
and event which the propaganda focuses on.
• Raise your awareness of modern propaganda
used today.
Format of the Lesson
• You will be given approximately 20 seconds to
analyze each document.
• You will then be asked multiple choice
questions about the document.
• You will press the corresponding button for
the answer you choose.
• Data A – Squid
A quotation from Stalin: “The fundamental
principles of modern capitalism can be put
this way: Guaranteeing maximum profits
through the exploitation, ruination and
enslavement of the majority of the population
of the given country….”
Link: calvin.edu/academic/cas/gpa/wind.htm
1. Which country would have produced a poster
like this?
A. A capitalist country showing the spread of
capitalism.
B. A communist country showing the spread of
capitalism.
2. Why is America being represented as having
so many arms?
A. Its influences were felt all over the world.
B.It has control over many different countries in
the world.
C. It was forcing Capitalism on countries that
didn’t want to be Capitalist.
3. What message does the author want the
audience to know?
A. America is a terrorist nation.
B. All capitalist nations are bad.
C. Communism will save the world from
Capitalism.
Data B
Link: bbs.cntv.cn/thread-11884400-1-1.html
“The US is truly an Axis of Evil.”
4.Which country would have
created this poster?
A. Japan
B. Soviet Union
C. North Korea
D. Vietnam
5.Why has the artists made the
fingernails of this hand black,
long and pointy?
A. To show how primitive and
uncivilized (不文明的) America
was.
B. To say that women are
responsible for the bombing of
other countries.
C. To represent America as being
evil.
Data C Stalin
Link: blogs.telegraph.co.uk/news/guywalters/100059405/ifits-ok-to-have-a-stalin-society-then-why-not-a-hitler-society/
6. What do you think is the overall message of
this poster?
A. The USSR will expand its population to the
rest of the world.
B. USSR will become a great nation if the
citizens put their trust in their leader.
C. The USSR wants to expand to the north.
Data D
Hitler
Link:
redcmarketing.net/blog/marketing/propagan
da-marketing-for-the-masses/
7. Why is Stalin holding a baby in
this poster?
A. It represents Stalin’s kind and
caring personality.
B. It shows that Stalin puts high
importance on family and his own
children.
C. It shows that Stalin holds the
future of the Soviet Union.
D. A, B, and C are correct.
E. A and C are correct.
F. B and C are correct.
Data E
Cuban poster
Link:
www.iisg.nl/exhibitions/chairman/cub19.php
8. Which country involved in the
Cold War would create an
image like this?
A. Cuba
B.Soviet Union
C. United States
D. Vietnam
E. North Korea
F. China
9. What is the message of
this poster?
A. Christians and
Capitalists are evil and
violent.
B. If Jesus were alive
today he would be a
guerilla fighter.
10. Would the message of
this poster be different
if it were created in
communist North
Vietnam?
A. Yes.
B. No.
Data F The red iceberg
Link: designer-daily.com/examples-of-americancold-war-propaganda-2918
11. Why did the author choose
to represent Communism as
an iceberg?
A. Communism wants to cross
the ocean like an iceberg.
B. Communism can be hidden
under the surface of society
like an iceberg.
C. Communism is cold and
powerful like an iceberg.
D. Communism can cause great
damage to countries that
don’t protect themselves
from it.
12. What does the 10¢ in the
top right corner tell you
about this document?
A. It is for sale for ten cents.
B. It is the tenth printing of
this document.
C. It is the year this document
was printed.
Data G Stalin
Link:
ena.lu/cartoon_low_soviet_unions_political_designs_march_1948021100922.html
13. Who is the Comrade Stalin is talking to?
A. Vladimir Lenin
B. Vyacheslav Molotov
C. Winston Churchill
D. An unknown man representing evil.
14. What is the author suggesting by saying
‘liberated from freedom’?
A. Stalin wants to make capitalist nations free by
imposing communism.
B. Stalin believes he is giving freedom when he is
actually taking it away.
Data
H
James Bond 007 : Octopussy「007 勇破爆炸黨」
15. This James Bond film was created in 1983.
Do you believe the Soviet Union would have
allowed this film to play in their theaters
then?
A. Yes.
B. No.
16. Why would Hollywood use this kind of
propaganda in their movies?
A. The government was running out of money.
B. The Cold War became a popular part of
culture.
C. To build more support for the war from their
citizens.
17. What is James Bond supposed to represent
in this video clip?
A. How the eastern bloc viewed westerners.
B. How the west viewed themselves.
18. How were the Cuban military portrayed in
this film clip?
A. Friendly
B. Stupid
C. Innocent
D. Evil
19. How did this video represent the
technology of the two blocs?
A. It showed both as being advanced but the
Capitalists’ as being better.
B. It showed Communist technology as being far
behind the Capitalists.
C. It showed both having equal technology but the
Capitalist spies as being better trained.
20. Were the hopes of the Capitalist bloc
accurately represented in this video clip?
A. Yes
B. No
Conclusion
• Propaganda comes in many different forms to
reach a larger audience.
• Propaganda teaches us about the attitudes of
both the government and the public during
major events in history.
• Propaganda is a very powerful tool that still
continues to influence people around the
world.