American Propaganda

Virtual Exhibit:
“Powers of Persuasion”, a virtual exhibit from the National Archives:
https://www.archives.gov/exhibits/powers_of_persuasion/powers_of_persuasion_home.html

Check out a gallery  of WWII propaganda posters here:
https://www.history.com/news/world-war-ii-propaganda-posters-photos-united-states-home-front#&gid=ci0230e630c06326df&pid=recruitment-poster-by-tom-woodburn

Consider:

• How are the posters similar or different to the propaganda that was created during the First World War?
• What artistic decisions were made to portray each message? What do you think makes each poster an effective (or ineffective) piece of propaganda?
  
  

Article:
Read more about America’s “propaganda machine” and its effect on public opinion here:
​https://www.nationalgeographic.com/news/2016/12/world-war-2-propaganda-history-books/

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