1. Recruitment of soldiers or other wartime personnel(either through a draft or voluntary enlistment) 2. Financing the war effort through the sale of war bonds – loans from citizens to the government or new taxes. 3. Eliminating dissent and unifying the country behind the war effort.

4. Conservation of resources – such as food, oil, and steel (things necessary to wage war) 5. Increase factory production of war materials

 Demonization  Emotional Appeals  Name Calling  Patriotic Appeals  Half truths or Lies  Catchy Slogans  Evocative Visual Symbols  Humor or Caricatures

 This tool involves portraying the enemy as evil, menacing, murderous, and aggressive (assist with who the public should hate)

 Involves playing on people’s emotions to promote the war effort (strongest emotion is fear, premise that the more frightened a person is by a communication, more likely they will take action)

 Involves using loaded labels to encourage hatred of the enemy

 Involves using patriotic language or symbols to appeal to people’s national pride

 Involves deception or twisting the truth (some element of the truth is presented to make an argument more persuasive)

 Involves using memorable phrases to foster support for the war effort.

 Involves using symbols that appeal to people’s emotions to promote the war effort.

 Involves capturing the viewer’s attention through the use of humor to promote the war effort.

 Using the paper provided or your own materials, create a World War I propaganda poster using a minimum of two propaganda tools discussed in class.  The poster should include at least two colored pictures and a slogan related to the war.  The country of origin and who it is directed towards must be clear.  On the back of each poster, summarize your poster. Then, identify and explain the propaganda tools used. You must use complete sentences.  Check the grading rubric prior to turning your poster in, then attach the rubric to the back of your poster.  Must either support or be against the war.  Must be the right time period.

 War bonds  Military recruiting  Rationing  Government propaganda (against another country)  Government propaganda (supporting own gov’t)