1. WWII Propaganda

2. What is Propaganda?
Propaganda is a form of communication aimed towards influencing the attitude of a population toward some cause or position.
Propaganda is information that is not impartial and used primarily to influence an audience and further an agenda, often by presenting facts selectively, or using loaded messages to produce an emotional rather than a rational response to the information presented.

3. Propaganda
What do you think the goals of propaganda were when the United States entered World War II?

4. Goal:
Understand the themes & ideas of America’s WWII propaganda

5. Ideas:
Women can help make planes fly into war
Theme:
Production, Civilian Contributions

6. Example: British Propaganda
Ideas?
Theme?

7. Directions View the propaganda posters with your partner
Discuss & record the ideas & theme of each poster
Comment on at least 4 of the posters (write your name under the comment)
You will travel with your partner – your answers should be the same

8. Propaganda Debrief
In general, what are the arguments of these posters?
How do the posters fit with what you read about in Ch. 35?
If you were to group these posters into themes, what would those themes be?
What one is your favorite? Why?