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IWW, Progressive and Labor Propaganda during World War I. Assignment. Each group will be assigned an image. Identify the message of the image Contextualize the image by explaining how the group to which it was directed was affected by World War I. Propaganda and Labor.
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Assignment • Each group will be assigned an image. • Identify the message of the image • Contextualize the image by explaining how the group to which it was directed was affected by World War I.
Propaganda and Labor • The AFL and other trade unions saw the war as an opportunity to gain respect for the labor movement. • The CPI produced propaganda that would encourage this perception.
Progressive Propaganda • Progressives wanted to use the war as an opportunity for reform. • As such, the CPI produced propaganda with messages that would resonate with progressive audiences.
The IWW and Propaganda • The International Workers of the World were one of the few decidedly anti-war groups in America at the time. • They viewed the war as a capitalist’s war. Workers should unite against the world’s capitalists, rather than acting as pawns for those capitalists. • Their propaganda tried to persuade Americans to not participate in the war.