1. WORLD WAR II:
PROPAGANDA

2. Propaganda
Spreading of ideas or beliefs that help a particular cause but hurt an opposing cause

3. By means of shrewd lies, unremittingly repeated, it is possible to make people believe that heaven is hell-- and that hell is heaven. The greater the lie, the more readily it will be believed. Adolf Hitler quote from his book Mein Kampf

4. There were Four Main Kinds:
US propaganda
There were Four Main Kinds:
Fear
Rationing
Production
Victory
Pay attention to the colors used in the posters. Yellow and red force the eye to focus on those colors. Blue is a common color in “victory” posters

5. FEAR

12. Rationing

14. Production

18. Victory

24. Nintendo posters made to look like WWII Propaganda

25. “Pearl Harbor” Propaganda
Movie posters made to look like WWII Propaganda

29. Your Assignment:
Create a propaganda poster, poem, song, or story dealing with World War II
Include a description of your project in paragraph form, explaining WHY it is propaganda. Include the year it would have been made as well
The project must persuade one group against another group or somehow show how US citizens can help the war effort

30. Guidelines: BE CREATIVE!!!!!!
Posters must be at least 11” x 14” in size
Songs/poems must be of “reasonable” length, and may be recorded on tape or orally presented
Stories must be at least 40 lines long
ALL projects MUST be appropriate and MUST deal with World War II
Think of “if/then” statements for slogans. For example, “If you don’t ration, the Germans win” or “Buy war bonds to keep our boys fighting.”