1. WWII Propaganda
Review the following slideshow and analyze the posters.
Take brief notes on the following in preparation for discussion:
Which posters were most effective, and why?
What messages was the government sending to Americans during wartime? What kind of attitude or climate might this have created among Americans?

2. Publicity intended to spread ideas or information in order to persuade or convince people of a cause
Propaganda:

3. Propaganda During WWII:
Posters, radio commercials, & films created by federal government
Posters created by Office of War Information
Used to persuade Americans into war effort
Main strategies: fear, patriotism, racism

4. General Propaganda Techniques:
Emotion/Fear
Bandwagon/Patriotism
Card Stacking
Guilt
Reward
Name-Calling (Racism/Sexism)
Logical Fallacy (Faulty Cause and Effect)

5. a m e r i c a n s o l d i e r s & workers

9. w o m e n w o r k e r s

13. c o n s e r v a t i o n a n d r a t i o n i n g

18. w a r b o n d s