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The students will examine, explain, and evaluate the meaning, mood, message, and theme of each poster as well as assess how effective the artist was in fulfilling the poster’s purpose to promote American participation and ultimate victory in World War II.
The strength of this lesson is the collection of documents it brings together. Posters from the United States, Great Britain, Nazi Germany, and the Soviet Union give students insight into the propaganda machines operating in each country during the Second World War.
In this lesson, the students will carefully examine ten posters created as propaganda to appeal to the emotions of the viewers. The posters, often created by famous artists, exhibit both positive and negative messages to influence Americans’ ideas and behavior.
Brandeis University’s World War I and World War II Propaganda Posters Collection includes nearly a hundred different images illustrating scores of different wartime topics.
To ensure that the American public was 100 percent behind the war effort during World War II, the government produced thousands of posters that encouraged people to join the Army and Navy, to not waste food, to volunteer their time, and to help pay for the war by buying War Bonds.
By examining propaganda posters from WWII students will increase their knowledge of propaganda tools and develop an understanding of the specific goals and strategies used by the U.S. government and OWI during WWII.
OBJECTIVE: By examining propaganda posters from WWII students will increase their knowledge of propaganda tools and develop an understanding of the specific goals and strategies used by the U.S. government and OWI during WWII.
