Transcript Propaganda - Humble ISD

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Propaganda is a specific
type of message
presentation aimed at
serving an agenda. At its
root, the denotation of
propaganda is 'to propagate
(actively spread) a
philosophy or point of view'.
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The most common use of the
term (historically) is in
political contexts; in
particular to refer to certain
efforts sponsored by
governments or political
groups.
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Each of the nations
which participated in
World War II used
propaganda posters.
They used posters to:
› Justify their involvement
to their own populace
› As a means of recruiting
men to enlist
› A way to raise money and
resources to sustain the
military campaign.
› To urge conservation
Television was not
common yet
 Not everyone owned
or had access to a
radio
 Posters were the
most effective
means of getting a
message across
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Quite often propaganda
is connected with
negative emotions…BUT
can also be positive!
 The governments
needed money for the
war effort so they
focused their efforts on
posters aimed at raising
money from citizens for
the war effort
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Financing the War (ex: Liberty Bonds)
 Food Administration
 Fuel Administration
 The Role of Women
 Enlistment and Recruitment
 Aiding our Allies
 Victory Gardens
 War Industries Board (ex: items rationed)
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American propaganda “Why We Fight”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QT8MEXdr6t
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Canadian propaganda for children
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l8fjvfmn
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You will work by yourself to create a “war
poster” with a specific “slogan” based on a
topic (ex: Financing the War) to persuade
others to join the war cause. You will also
write a paragraph explaining the
significance of your slogan and elements
used on your poster. You will turn in your
poster at the end of class Tuesday
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The Poster must be hand-drawn, colored, and eyecatching.
It must be completed on manila or white paper.
The paragraph must be written in complete
sentences.
It is NOT acceptable for you to “Google image”
and copy someone else’s ideas.
It is NOT historically accurate or acceptable for
you to have images of modern things featured on
your poster that weren’t available in the mid
1900s.
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Answer the following
questions:
What is your slogan?
Why is it significant?
How do the elements of
artwork contribute to
your slogan and topic?
Allies- U.S., Britain,
France, Russia, Canada
Axis Powers- Germany,
Italy, Japan
Financing the War
(ex: Liberty Bonds)
 Food Administration
 Fuel Administration
 The Role of Women
 Enlistment and
Recruitment
 Aiding our Allies
 Victory Gardens
 War Industries Board
(ex: items rationed)
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Content (30) – paragraph is complete, very
accurate, well-organized, and error-free
 Artwork (50) – poster is complete, creative,
relevant, historically accurate, and
persuasive
 Neatness/Organization (20) – poster is very
neat and well-organized
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