WORLD WAR TWO PROPAGANDA
WHAT DO YOU ALREADY KNOW?
LET'S BUILD YOUR PREVIOUS KNOWLEDGE
What do you know already about World War II?
List this in your book or on this slide ...
Then watch some of these videos and answer these questions.
What countries were involved?
Who were the leaders?
What caused the war?
How many people were affected?
How many people died?
Who do you think was in the right?
Who do you think was in the wrong?
You can also use EPIC and read books on there. Make sure you take a screenshot of the book you read and share it to me.
Fast finisher - Make a poster explaining the key elements of World War 2, including who was involved, what the fight was about and how it affect people around the world.
Introductory Text:
Introduction
Propaganda is information that deliberately attempts to influence people’s thoughts, opinions, and actions.
No matter what country you were in during World War II, whether you were at home or at work, propaganda was everywhere: posters, buttons, pamphlets, toys, clothing, and more. The Allied and Axis powers used propaganda in unprecedented ways to conduct total war.
After watching the video, write two to three sentences in response to the following questions Share this with me.
You may watch the video again or click on Video Transcript to read a written record.
Why did governments use propaganda in World War II?
What did you learn in the video that surprised you? What questions do you have about propaganda or how it’s used?
Supplementary Text: Posters
Propaganda Comes of Age
The 1930s and 1940s saw the spread of information through new technologies. This allowed for an unprecedented distribution of propaganda.
Increased literacy made newspapers, pamphlets, and posters more accessible.
More affordable record players offered listeners stirring speeches and patriotic songs.
Popular movies rallied public opinion.
The radio, a relatively new form of mass media, became an influential source of information—and misinformation
Left: The slogan “Don’t slow up the ship!” encouraged American workers to be faster and more efficient.
Center: The popular Hollywood movie Casablanca featured anti-Nazi heroes.
Bottom: Affordable and subsidized by the German government, Volksempfänger radios broadcast “approved” content only.
Today, we are bombarded with information, advertising, and news. Compare and contrast how information was delivered in the 1940s with current methods. Use the Venn Diagram to compare propaganda methods back in the '40s to today's methods
How would you reach a mass audience today?
How might modern mass media shape a propaganda campaign?