Propaganda and the Boston Massacre

1. Propaganda
How our minds are made
up for us

2. What is Propaganda?
 The use of slogans, images, and other media to
influence the minds of others.
 Can be done by small groups
 Families: “You love broccoli!” –Mr. T’s Mom
 Large organizations
 Advertising: “I’m LOVIN’ it” –McDonald’s
 And especially the government
 “Keep Calm and Carry On” was a British WWII
slogan to keep riots from breaking out when
Germany was bombing London on a daily basis.

3. But we think for ourselves…
don’t we…?
 People are easily influenced by others.
 Buying every CoD game cuz our friends have it.
 Acting and dressing older because of the music
and movies we encounter.
 Buy things that other people like.
 Eat places that others go to.
 This works on a larger scale than we realize
 Entire countries rely on propaganda (also called
brainwashing) to get people to follow
directions, vote, sign up for the army, go to war,
pay their taxes, go to church, go to school, and
do just about everything that is ”important”

4. What is this propaganda piece
actually saying?
What country?
What do they want
you to do?
Why?

5. How about THIS one?
What is the creator
trying to get you to
think?

6. Propaganda is really popular in
times of war.

8. What is this one WWII poster
trying to get you to do?
 Different than
previous wartime
ads
 Not fighting, but
something else

9. Many propaganda ads were very
racist

12. And companies
make you buy
their products