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Wartime Propaganda

Wartime Propaganda. Objectives of Wartime Propaganda. Recruitment of soldiers or other wartime personnel(either through a draft or voluntary enlistment) Financing the war effort through the sale of war bonds – loans from citizens to the government or new taxes.

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Wartime Propaganda

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  1. Wartime Propaganda

  2. Objectives of Wartime Propaganda • Recruitment of soldiers or other wartime personnel(either through a draft or voluntary enlistment) • Financing the war effort through the sale of war bonds – loans from citizens to the government or new taxes. • Eliminating dissent and unifying the country behind the war effort.

  3. Conservation of resources – such as food, oil, and steel (things necessary to wage war) • Increase factory production of war materials

  4. Common Tools Used in Wartime Propaganda • Demonization • Emotional Appeals • Name Calling • Patriotic Appeals • Half truths or Lies • Catchy Slogans • Evocative Visual Symbols • Humor or Caricatures

  5. Demonization • This tool involves portraying the enemy as evil , menacing, murderous, and aggressive (assist with who the public should hate)

  6. Emotional Appeals • Involves playing on people’s emotions to promote the war effort (strongest emotion is fear, premise that the more frightened a person is by a communication, more likely they will take action)

  7. Name Calling • Involves using loaded labels to encourage hatred of the enemy

  8. Patriotic Appeals • Involves using patriotic language or symbols to appeal to people’s national pride

  9. Half-Truths or Lies • Involves deception or twisting the truth (some element of the truth is presented to make an argument more persuasive)

  10. Catchy Slogans • Involves using memorable phrases to foster support for the war effort.

  11. Evocative Visual Symbols • Involves using symbols that appeal to people’s emotions to promote the war effort.

  12. Humor or Caricatures • Involves capturing the viewer’s attention through the use of humor to promote the war effort.

  13. World War I Propaganda Poster Project (Quiz grade!) • Using the paper provided or your own materials, create a World War I propaganda poster using a minimum of two propaganda tools discussed in class. • The poster should include at least two colored pictures and a slogan related to the war. • The country of origin and who it is directed towards must be clear. • On the back of each poster, summarize your poster. Then, identify and explain the propaganda tools used. You must use complete sentences. • Check the grading rubric prior to turning your poster in, then attach the rubric to the back of your poster. • Must either support or be against the war. • Must be the right time period.

  14. Possible topics for Propaganda Poster Project • War bonds • Military recruiting • Rationing • Government propaganda (against another country) • Government propaganda (supporting own gov’t)

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