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Propaganda
Convincing Americans To
Support the War
What is Propaganda?
• Definition: information designed to
influence peoples opinion about a topic or
situation; persuasion.
• Became very popular during WWI.
• Allied Powers and the Central Powers used
propaganda to gain support.
• The most frequently used form during the
war was posters.
• Americans used it for anti-German feelings
Forms of Propaganda
• Half-truths: supplying only the facts
that support a certain point of view.
• Name-calling: Example- The U.S.
often referred to the Germans as
“Huns”.
• Using a famous person to identify a
cause.
• Using images to show the other side in
the worst possible light.
What does the artist
want Americans to do?
Who does the beast
represent?
Who does the Woman
represent?
What form of
propaganda is this?
Who is the Hun?
What does the artist
want Americans to
do?
What form of
propaganda is this?
• What form of Propaganda
is this?
• What does the artist want
the Americans to do?
• How do they portray the
US soldier?
• How do they portray the
Germans?
• Who is the man
on the tree
representing?
• How is the US
being portrayed?
• Why do you think
it is in Spanish
and English?
Propaganda Poster
• On your own, create a poster for the
war.
• Your poster should be influencing
Americans in a certain way.
– Be neat.
– Be creative.
– Be colorful.
– If you do not finish, it is homework.