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World War I at Home
• Encouraging
people to
grow their
own food and
conserve
resources
World War I – Armed Forces
• Encouraging
Americans to join the
Navy
World War I – Armed Forces
World War I – Funds
• Encouraging
Americans to
buy bonds to
help pay for the
war
• Notice how the
enemy is
portrayed as a
monster
• World War I
British Army
• Recruiting poster
– Join the Armed
Forces
Britain
• British call to arms!
• Edith Cavell was a
nurse who led Allies
to escape Germans
• Executed by Germans
Alliance
• America’s partnership
with Britain
Join the Armed Forces
• Portraying the enemy
as a beast
• It’s up to you to save
our country and our
Allies
Help!
• British propaganda
poster encouraging
men to join the armed
forces.
German Propaganda Poster
German poster
encouraging men to
enlist in the armed
services.
French Propaganda
• Calling upon the men
of France to join the
fight for their country.
French propaganda
• Kaiser Wilhelm
French Propaganda
Russian Propaganda
• “The enemy is at the
gates.”
Russian Propaganda
• The Tsar, the Priest
and the Kulak
Australian Propaganda
• “Are you in this?”
Australian Propaganda
• Again, encouraging
men to join the armed
forces.
Australian Propaganda
• “Mate, Be a sport.”
Help out, join the
Army.
USA Propaganda
• Encouraging
employees working in
the factories to do
their best work – they
are building ships and
other equipment for
our troops.
USA Propaganda
• Urging men to join the
Navy – Our country
depended on them.
USA Propaganda
• Encouraging those at
home to conserve food
so our troops fighting
in Europe may have
more.
USA Propaganda
• Rationing food was
mandatory so we
could send more food
to our troops fighting
in Europe.
ASSIGNMENT
• Pick a topic (what do you want them to do?)
• What country do want to represent?
• Choose a technique to use: bandwagon,
patriotism, fear, scapegoat, testimonial,
demonize the enemy, fallacy, etc.
• Use powerful images
• Choose words that grab the viewer
• Start in pencil for a rough draft
• No markers!
• BE CREATIVE! BE ORIGINAL!!!