propaganda: publicity intended to spread ideas or information in order to persuade or convince...
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Propaganda:• Publicity intended to spread ideas
or information in order to persuade or convince people of a cause
Propaganda Techniques:• Emotion/Fear• Bandwagon/Patriotism• Card Stacking• Guilt• Reward• Name-Calling (Racism/Sexism)• Logical Fallacy (Faulty Cause and
Effect)
Propaganda During WWII:• Posters, radio commercials, & films
created by federal government• Posters created by Office of War
Information• Used to persuade Americans into
war effort• Main strategies: fear, patriotism,
racism
WWII Propaganda
a m e r i c a ns o l d i e r s
& workers
w o m e n w o r k e r s
c o n s e r v a t i o n
a n dr a t i o n i n g
w a r b o n d s
Response:
• Respond to the following question in one page (use specific examples from the images):
– What messages was the government sending to Americans during wartime? What kind of attitude or climate might this have created among Americans?