1. • SWBAT define propaganda
• SWBAT explain how propaganda and
nationalism mobilized citizens in support of
total war.

2. DO NOW
• Please get your poster. You and your group
mates have 10 minutes to complete the
poster!
• Make sure you are working efficiently and will
be ready to begin class in 10 minutes.

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4. What is propaganda?
• A way of manipulating people using images
and words to achieve a desired affect or
outcome
• Propaganda clouds reality and gets in the way
of clear and honest thinking

5. What is propaganda in your own words?

6. How does propaganda do this?
Method:
• Bandwagon:
encourages you to think
that because everyone
else is doing something,
you should do it too, or
you'll be left out.

7. Method:
• Testimonial: It is when
"big name"
personalities are used
to endorse a product.

8. • Fear: It informs people
that personal danger is
about to happen if they
do or do not do some
specific action.

9. • Glittering Generalities:
Use of words and
images that generally
carry a favorable
meaning to everyone
(Examples: liberty,
democracy, and
freedom).
"Open the door to freedom!
Put a strong man at the helm!
Out of the swamp! Forward
with the powers of renewal!”

10. • Name Calling: the use
of derogatory terms,
stereotypes or outright
racism to suggest that
the enemy is of less
value or not human.

11. Which of these methods of propaganda do you
think works the best? WHY?

12. PROPAGANDA CREATES A SENSE OF NATIONALISM
WHY? _____________________________________________________________________
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13. Group
• You will work in your color groups to analyze
six different propaganda posters.
• You need to work TOGETHER to complete this
activity.
• Lets read the direction on the worksheet you
will each be completing!

14. Propaganda Poster
• You will create your own WWI propaganda
poster (20 Points).
• Consider the following topics:
– enlistment and recruitment
– financing the war
– the role of women
– aiding our allies
• Clearly use one of the propaganda methods.

15. HOMEWORK
• Find an example of propaganda in our lives today.
1. What propaganda is it: magazine advertisement,
tv commercial, radio?
2. Describe the image/sound.
3. What is the message?
4. What method of propaganda are they using?
5. Is it effective?