1. Propaganda
“No matter how big the lie; repeat it often enough and the masses will regard it as the truth.” ― John F. Kennedy
“In wartime, truth is so precious that she should always be attended by a bodyguard of lies.” ― Winston Churchill

2. Your Turn How do you get people to do what you want them to do?
Manipulation
How did you do it?
Why did you do it?

3. Propaganda and WW2
Government sponsored manipulation is called propaganda
K.S Chart

4. KSW chart—WW2 Propaganda
Know
So What? (why does this matter to you?)

5. Guided Notes I’m going to pass out guided notes.
I’ve left off the essential information…and given you the explanation
Fill in the blank

6. Propaganda--defined
information, ideas, or rumors deliberately spread widely by an organization or person to help or harm a person, group, movement.
One of the key features of propaganda is that it most often (almost always, in fact) taps into the power that images have to reach us on an unconscious ( unaware) level.
Propaganda’s cousin is advertising.
Is everything that someone says propaganda?
What distinguishes propaganda from information, aside from the fact that it is often disinformation, is that it is calculated to appeal to the emotions and circumvent rational judgment. One of the key features of propaganda is that it most often (almost always, in fact) taps into the power that images have to reach us on an unconscious level.
You may be familiar with propaganda’s rich cousin, advertising.

7. Quick check-in…unconscious and emotive in pictures
I bet you already know how to evaluate images If you understand these, you know propaganda

8. Propaganda Is anything left out of the definition?
What is the difference between gossip, bullying and propaganda?

9. Common objectives Why propaganda in WW2
Getting men to fight as soldiers
Raising money to pay for the war
Stop people from complaining
Conserve (save) resources
Get citizens to support the war effort

10. Common Tools Demonization—enemy/others as evil, bad
Emotional appeals—playing on feelings
Name calling—words to encourage hate
Patriotic appeals—patriotic words or symbols
Half-truths and lies—deception or twisting truth
Catchy slogan—memorable phrases
Evocative visuals—images appeal to emotions
Humor or caricatures—image is funny or stupid

11. Propaganda
Is there anything left off the list…or anything you would rename
Discuss with the person next to you
There are other names for propaganda techniques, especially when used for advertising
Assertion, Bandwagon, card-stacking, glittering generalities, lesser of two evils, name calling, pinpointing the enemy, plain folks, stereotyping, testimonials, transfer

12. How to spread propaganda
What types of communication(sending and receiving messages) were there in the 1930s and 1940s?
What was the best way to spread information and why?
Discuss with a neighbor
Newspaper, film, radio, posters, letters, phone

13. The Eternal Jew—Nazi propaganda

14. Triumph of the Will(1935)

15. U.S. Propaganda
Japanese internment
Cartoons

16. Film Advantages of film? Disadvantages of film?
What could work better and why?
Posters, music---to masses everywhere, cheap

17. Propaganda What Tools and Objectives are used?
Is propaganda similar or different from one country to another? Why?
What images do they use?
What emotion are they trying to elicit?

18. “Shame on you, chatterer. The enemy is listening. Silence is your duty

21. WWI

22. Your Turn
Last look together and then you will have a chance to work with posters

23. Worksheet Description to identify poster Common objective
Tools used—hint, 3!
Pass out worksheet after review
Food will win the war
Conservation of resources
Half-truths—food won’t win the war
Emotional appeals—word freedom
Visual symbols—Statue of liberty/common folk-immigrants/rainbow

24. Worksheet
Brief Description of poster or phrase on poster used to identify the poster
Common Objectives of Wartime Propaganda
Tools used in Wartime Propaganda
Food Will Win the War
Conservation of resources necessary to wage war: Food
Half-truths and lies: Food will not win the war
Emotional Appeals: The word “freedom is used in a context to encourage people to support the war
Visual Symbols: statue of liberty, rainbow

25. Stop
Now it’s your turn to try to figure out the techniques used in U.S. Propaganda
Pair up with someone
One worksheet per pair
Use pen or pencil
Not yet…there are more instructions…………

26. Instructions Walk around for a minute and view the posters
Pick two (2) to review---if the poster is very popular, don’t wait around, move to another poster
Complete the chart for your posters
We’ll go over some posters and see how you did
Ask me at least one relevant question and you can start

27. Portrayal of the Enemy Objective, tools?
WWII

28. Portrayal of the Enemy Objectives, tools>
WWII

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35. Propaganda and The Portrayal of Women
Questions to consider
What are the different images of women?
Are there positive images?
Are there negative images?
What activities do the posters encourage women to do?
Would those posters be the same today or would they be different?

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38. Portrayal of Women – various images, activities, positive, negative, today. Objectives, tools
WWII

39. Portrayal of Women – various images, activities, positive, negative, today.
WWII

40. Encouraging Actions What actions do they encourage people to do?
What actions for soldiers?
What actions for people on the Home Front?
Why are those actions important?

41. Encouraging Actions – What actions for soldiers or on the Home Front?
WWII

42. Encouraging Actions – What actions for soldiers or on the Home Front?
WWII

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44. Encouraging Actions – What actions for soldiers or on the Home Front?
WWII

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47. Propaganda Tools and Objectives?
What actions do they discourage people to do?
Why were those actions important for people to avoid?

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52. Remade Posters What is the basic message?
Are these appropriate or should the government be able to limit this negative speech because it may hurt our troops?

53. Remade WWII posters – Original with remade one.

54. Remade WWII posters – Original with remade one.
The SA was the original Nazi group. They wore brown shirts. The original supporters of Mussolini were called the Black Shirts

55. Remade WWII posters – Original with remade one.

56. Remade WWII posters – Original with remade one.

57. Remade WWII posters – Original with remade one.

58. Close reading—music Read through and underline anything interesting
Share what you underlined with a peer/group of peers
Develop questions or observations you have about the reading on the right hand side of the paper
Decide if this is propaganda: if so, reason for the propaganda and tools used
Class discussion

59. Art
Using one or more of the objectives and tools, create a button or small poster for the current war in Afghanistan
Or, using one of the tools, create a button or poster about Hamilton High School .