Transcript World War II - megan-elizabeth3043

Propaganda
 The
definition of propaganda found in
the Webster’s New World Dictionary is:
“Any widespread promotion of particular
ideas, doctrines, ect.”
 The World Book Encyclopedia defines
propaganda by stating that:
“Propaganda is one-sided
communication designed to influence
people’s thinking
and actions.”
 “Propaganda
is a tool used by all
governments to gain support and
improve public opinion for a specific
political cause or action.”
 During WWII both the Axis and the Allied
powers used propaganda to strengthen
their people’s morale, win support for the
governments actions or policies, weaken
the enemy's will to fight, and to arouse
patriotism.
 Radio
Broadcasts
 Motion Pictures
 Posters
 Cartoons
 EVERYONE!
 It was used to
influence young men to join
and fight and young women to join as
nurses.
 It was used to influence women to join the
workforce while the men were away
fighting.
 It was used to influence those on the home
front to purchase war bonds to financially
support the war.
 It was used to promote government policies
and actions during the war.
Movies: “Why We Fight.” By Frank Capra
http://www.archive.org/details/TheNazisSt
rike
This is the Painting of “Rosie
the Riveter.” She was painted
by the famous artist Norman
Rockwell to promote women
working in the factories while
the men were fighting.
This is a poster that was used by
the U.S. Government to promote
rationing during World War II by
the American people on the
home front.
This is a propaganda poster
that was used to promote
silence about the U.S. Military
activities to keep them from
being heard by or told to
military spies.
This is another rationing poster. It
promotes saving gas, so that
more could be used for the
military.
This is another poster used to
promote the purchase of war
bonds. This poster suggests that
buying war bonds is the only
was to keep American safe.
This poster originated during
World War I to promote men to
join the military. It resurfaced
during WWII to do the same.
WAS THIS POSTER DIRECTED
TOWARDS MEN OR WOMEN?
WAS THIS POSTER DIRECTED
TOWARDS MEN OR WOMEN?
WHO WAS THIS POSTER DIRECTED
TOWARDS? WHAT IS THE POSTER
ASKING THEM TO DO?
WHO WAS THIS POSTER DIRECTED
TOWARDS? WHAT IS THE POSTER ASKING
THEM TO DO?
HOW WILL IT HELP WIN THE WAR?
WHO WAS THIS DIRECTED
TOWARDS? WHAT IS IT
PROMOTING?
WHO WAS THIS DIRECTED
TOWARDS? WHAT IS IT
PROMOTING?
http://cline123.glogster.com/wwii-propaganda/
You will be making your own World War II
Propaganda posters using www.Glogster.com.
Above is an example of the poster I made. You
can use the poster in influence anyone in
American society during World War II. Please
use appropriate images only!
 Stults, Taylor. “Propaganda.” World
Book
Encyclopedia. 1994, Volume 15, page 823.
 http://library.thewebstop.com/sls22/
 Anges, Michael. “Propaganda.” Webster’s
New World Dictionary. 2003, Fourth Edition,
page 516.
 http://www.yu.edu/stern/politics/political
%20science%20journal%20article%20final
1.pdf
 http://www.archive.org/details/TheNazisStr
ike
 “Rosie
The Riviter” was found at
http://www.bookcalender.blogspot.com
 The first rationing image was found at
http://www.zazzle.com
 “Loose Lips Might Sink Ships” was found at
http://www.mediabistro.com
 The second rationing image was found at
http://www.gettyimages.com
 The war bonds image was found at
http://www.wtamu.edu
 “I Want You for the U.S. Army” image found
at http://sabob.com.
“I wish I was a man. I’d join the Navy” found at
http://www.genawh.wordpress.com
 The victory at your fingertips image was found at
http://ww.connections.smsd.org
 “Of Course I Can” image found at
http://bsbh.americanhistory1.wikispaces.com
 The victory garden image found at
http://www.crispyontheoutside.com
 The volunteering image was found at
http://progamimi.com
 The longing image was found at
http://myconfinedspace.com
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