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?