2. Propaganda is a specific type
of message presentation
aimed at serving an agenda.
At its root, the denotation of
propaganda is 'to propagate
(actively spread) a philosophy
or point of view'.
3. Each of the nations which
participated in World
War One from 1914-18
used propaganda
posters.
They used posters to:
• justify their involvement to
their own populace
• As a means of recruiting
men
• A way to raise money and
resources to sustain the
military campaign.
• To urge conservation
4. Television had not yet
been invented
Not everyone owned
or had access to a
radio
Posters were the most
effective means of
getting a message
across
5. Quite often propaganda
is connected with
negative emotions
During the Great War the
governments needed
money for the war effort
so they focused their
efforts on posters aimed
at raising money from
citizens for the war effort
13. The media was the major source of
information for Americans during the
Second World War. In addition, the media
created the image of Adolf Hitler as it was
perceived by the average American during
that time.
14. From a population of only 11.5 million, slightly
more than one million Canadians served in
uniform during the conflict.
These military contributions helped win the war,
but the cost was high: more than 42,000 Canadians
lost their lives, and another 55,000 were wounded.
15. News about the war was generally
received from such sources as radio,
newspapers, magazines, and newsreels
16. The Canadian
government campaign
to stimulate support for
the war amongst
Canadians.They used
war posters to recruit, to
encourage wartime
productivity and to raise
money through Victory
Bonds
17.
18. 1938 WWII, President
Roosevelt; Office of War
Information; USIS;
cultural exchange
1942 Voice of America
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23. In the 1950’s, communism was not an imagined enemy, it had concrete
shape in the form of the Soviet Union.
Many hindrances were encountered in America’s fight against communism:
The Korean deadlock
The defeat of China
The development of the Atomic bomb by the Soviets
People were searching for somebody to blame
State and local governments, the judiciary, schools and universities, labor
unions .
Not only was the fear of communism in the air, but also the fear of being
suspected of ties with communists.
25. 1948 -U.S. Advisory Commission on
Information; USIA decision; U.S.-U.K. Fulbright
Commission
1949-1954 Fulbright & International Visitors
Program & Die Neue Zeitung in Germany;
1950 Radio Free Europe
1953 USIA (+VOA); DOS (+ Bureau of
Educational and Cultural Affairs, a.k.a. CU);
Radio Liberty
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