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Wartime Propaganda

Wartime Propaganda. The Posters that Influenced the Home Front. What does propaganda mean?. Random House Dictionary Definition: “information or ideas methodically spread to promote or injure a cause, group or nation”

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Wartime Propaganda

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  1. Wartime Propaganda The Posters that Influenced the Home Front

  2. What does propaganda mean? • Random House Dictionary Definition: “information or ideas methodically spread to promote or injure a cause, group or nation” • But what does that mean? Propaganda is a form of advertising to get an idea across to a group of people. Sometimes the idea is true, but sometimes the idea is a lie.

  3. What kind of propaganda was used on the US home front? • The United States government wanted the people of America to believe fighting World War II was the right thing to do. • They formed an agency called the Office of War Information (OWI). • OWI controlled the news and thought up ways to show their idea to Americans. • Most of the information from the OWI was true. They brought the war closer to home.

  4. How did the government show the propaganda? • Radio • Movies (“Movietone News”) • Magazines • Newspapers • Posters • What ways could propaganda be shown today? Are there any different means (ways) then during World War II?

  5. Tell me more about the posters! • Posters were a way for everybody to see what America was fighting for. They could be posted anywhere from train stations to bathrooms! • Most posters were not photographs. They were painted by very talented artists.

  6. “Thanks for Loafing, Pal!” • The posters in home front America had a variety of messages. • This poster warned against being lazy in the workplace. • Hitler was thanking an American worker, because slow production meant Germany could win.

  7. More Reasons for Posters • The posters during the war had many themes. • Some major themes were conserving, working hard, spying, recruiting, and reminding America what they were fighting for. • What do you think this poster is about?

  8. Where could I find out more? • Design For Victory By: William L. Bird, Jr. and Harry R. Rubenstein • WWII Propaganda Posters • Power of Persuasion: Poster Art from World War II

  9. Resources • Information and pictures from: • Bird, W. L. & Baltes, P. B. (1998). Design for victory: World war ii on the american home front. New York: Princeton Architectural Press. • Pictures from pages (in order of appearance) 37, 70, 42, 90 • Return to home page

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