Transcript World War I: On the Homefront

World War I
Posters and
Propaganda
Terms to know
Huns –
Yanks –
Thrift Stamps –
Liberty Bonds –
Munitions –
Types of Propaganda
• Bandwagon:
• Glittering Generality:
• Plain Folks:
• Name Calling:
• Transfer:
• Card Stacking:
The Most Famous Recruitment
Poster
#1. Why do
you think this
poster became
so famous (it is
still used
today)?
Uncle Sam—He the Man!
#2. List all of the
symbols of the
United States
that you see in
this poster.
The headline reads, “Huns Kill Women
and Children!”
#3. What
message do
you think this
poster is trying
to convey?
The “Little Soldier”
#4. What group
is targeted by
this poster?
What is that
group
supposed to
do?
#5. What is
the
message
of this
poster?
#6. Why do
you think the
American
government
wanted
people to
conserve
sugar?
#7. Describe
what you see
in this poster.
Use as much
descriptive
language as
you can.
#8. What
was coal
used for?
List at least
2
suggestions
for saving
coal.
U. S. Fuel Administration
#9. How is
this list like or
unlike the
ways we use
to conserve
gasoline
today?
#10. How do
you think
women
reacted to
this request
for their
help?
Even Grandma Buys Liberty
Bonds
#11. Do you
think this
poster would
have been
effective?
Why or why
not?
Belgium was a
neutral country
that was invaded
by Germany on
its way to France
(the Schlieffen
Plan).
#12. Why do you
think the
government wanted
to remind
Americans about
what happened to
Belgium?
#13. What do you
think each of
these
represents?
a. The Gorilla
(King Kong)
b.The woman
c. The club
d.The buildings in
the far
background
#14. Rewrite
the statement
on this
poster in
your own
words.
#15. What do
you think the
bloody hand
and knife
represent (in
other words,
what was the
menace of the
seas)?
Now make your own!
Use a standard piece of printer
paper (8.5 x 11)
Fill the entire paper
In color
Add a title
On the back, tell me which kind
of propaganda you have used
and explain your cartoon.