Transcript propaganda__free_speech

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Propaganda & Free Speech
Schenck v. United States
• Espionage Act - 1917
– Crime to interfere with war effort
– Aid the enemy or refuse military duty
• Sedition Act - 1918
– Illegal to “utter, print, write, or publish any
disloyal or abusive language.”
• Schenck distributed leaflets opposing the
draft
– Convicted of violating espionage act
Schenck v. United States
• Argued he was protected by 1st Amendment
rights
– Freedom of Speech
• Supreme Court ruled against Schenck
– Constitution does not protect speech that causes
danger to others
• “clear and present danger”
– Something that might be safely said during peacetime
could be danger during wartime.
How did the US pay for the war?
Gov’t selling bonds
“Only a friend of Germany would refuse to buy war
bonds”
What is a liberty bond?
Gov’t savings bond, a form of loan
from the gov’t
Helped pay for the war
• Congress gave Wilson more power
War Industries Board
• Regulate the production of wartime materials
• Controlling shift to consumer goods to war materials
Fuel Adm.: encourage conservation of fuel & price
controls
Food Adm.
• “wheatless” “sweetless” “meatless” days
• Victory Gardens
• Women in the workforce
Selling the War to America
Propaganda:
• Based on patriotism
• Encourage Americans to
contribute to the war effort
• Newspapers & billboards
• Committee of Public
Information & George Creel
– Organized nations artists &
advertisers to sell the war
Propaganda
• Nationwide campaign through posters,
newspaper stories, speeches designed to
influence people’s opinions
• Meant to encourage American support
I love war!!!
Propaganda Interpretations
American soldier and
French children at
French soldier’s grave.
Remembering French
aid during the American
Revolution.
United States
encouraging women
to join the Navy
League.
Women needed to
aid the war effort.
Encouraging women to
aid in the nursing effort.
Soldier’s health and the
war effort depended on
it.
Propaganda Interpretation
• Intrinsically motivated:
– refers to motivation that comes from inside an
individual rather than from any external or outside
rewards, such as money or grades.
The motivation comes from the pleasure one gets
from the task itself or from the sense of satisfaction
in completing or even working on a task.
• Extrinsic:
– refers to motivation that comes from outside an
individual. The motivating factors are external, or
outside, rewards such as money or grades. These
rewards provide satisfaction and pleasure that the
task itself may not provide.
You’re a skilled artist
• Assignment:
• Your advertising firm has been asked by the
President of the United States to propose a
propaganda campaign. You are going to create
an original propaganda poster to help the war
effort. You will also explain why you chose the
words and images from the posters. The
President will choose the winning proposal in
each category.
Topics:
• Increasing war production (in factories, farms, etc.)
• Encouraging African American workers on the Home Front (the
Great Migration)
• Encouraging Women Workers on the Home Front
• Conservation of Food
• Conservation of Energy
• Raising money to pay for the war effort (war bonds, etc.)
• Encouraging Women to participate in the War (Red Cross,
WACS, etc.)
• Increasing Patriotism
• Encouraging men to enlist in the military
CATEGORY
5 Points
2-4 Points
0-1 Points
Topic:
World War I topic
is clearly identified
on the poster. The
topic is clear and
well-focused.
World War I topic
is evident on the
poster, but is not
clearly identified.
No World War I
topic is identified
on the poster.
Poster
Details
The poster includes
relevant and
historically
accurate details to
support the
poster’s message.
The poster clearly
communicates a
persuasive
message.
The poster includes
supporting details,
but some details
are lacking in their
historical accuracy
or relevancy. The
poster
communicates a
persuasive
message.
The poster does not
include historically
accurate or
relevant details in
support of the
poster’s message.
Little or no
persuasion is
evident on the
poster.
Grammar and
Spelling
The student makes
no errors in
grammar or
spelling that
distract the reader
from the content of
the poster.
The student makes
a number of
grammatical and
spelling errors that
minimally distract
the reader from the
poster’s content.
The student makes
many grammatical
and spelling errors
that distract the
reader from the
poster’s content.
Neatness
The poster uses
color, visual images
and words to
clearly
communicate the
poster’s intended
message. The
poster is neat and
cleanly presented.
The poster makes
some use of color,
visual images and
words to
communicate the
poster’s intended
message. The
poster is lacking in
overall neatness
and presentation.
The poster does not
use color, visual
images or words to
communicate the
poster’s intended
message. The
poster is messy and
is poorly presented.
Total Points
Earned per
Category
20 pts
Total