Propaganda In World Wars

from TWI

Overview
In this lesson, adaptable for use in either U.S. or World History classes, your students decipher the “real messages” in World War I and World War II propaganda posters.

Lesson Plan and Activity Sheet
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Lesson Plan
Activity Sheet

URLs
German Propaganda Archive
View the WW II propaganda posters on this site.
 
Powers of Persuasion: Poster Art from WWII
View a collection of posters (together with interpretation) used by the government during World War II to increase public support.
 
World War I: Trenches on the Web
Make this site your first stop for information on World War I. Explore the Reference Library. Take a tour. For example, click on “First Hand Accounts,” then read Floyd Gibbons’s account of the sinking of the Laconia. See related links on sub warfare.