PROPAGANDA IN WORLD WAR I

Propaganda:  Publicity intended to spread ideas or information that will persuade or convince people of something.

Assignment:  Use the following links to help you in your efforts to create a pamphlet to be used to promote or discourage American involvement in WWI.

Your pamphlet should include:

  1.   A slogan that advertises or promotes your cause (example= Just Do It)
  2.  Colorful picture/pictures
  3.  A list of at least 5 facts about WWI that supports your stand on American involvement in WWI.
  4.  A closing statement that identifies the group sponsoring this pamphlet (example = MADD- Mothers Against Death and Destruction!)
bulletPamphlets will be grades on their originality, their incorporation of WWI facts and themes, and their effectiveness as propaganda to persuade or convince others of your point of view. 
bulletTotal = 40 points

Extra credit:  Take a side, pro or con, and write a response to the following question:  Can any major conflict, whether it be a war or something different, like a political campaign, be carried out successfully without the use of propaganda?

World War I Research Links:

Photos of the Great War: WWI Image Archive (http://www.ukans.edu/~kansite/ww_one/photos/greatwar.htm#TOP)

LINKS TO GREAT WAR RESOURCES (http://www.ukans.edu/~kansite/ww_one/photos/links.htm)

WWI Propaganda Posters: (http://www.imsa.edu/~kwhite/victory/wwi/propaganda_ads.htm)

 World War I: A Guide to Resources & Research on the Web  http://web.uccs.edu/~history/index/worldwar1.html

British Posters WWI http://gulib.lausun.georgetown.edu/dept/speccoll/britpost/posters.htm

Images of World War I : propaganda Posters from Europe  (http://www.history.sfasu.edu/BaylorExhibit.html)

Military/War Art and Artists
including naval,maritime and aviation art and artists http://www.angelfire.com/ca/hmhsllandoverycastle/    

Art of the First World War An exhibition of 110 paintings from European Museums concerned with WWI http://www.art-ww1.com/gb/index2.html

WWI Sites: Links to Other Resources http://raven.cc.ukans.edu/~kansite/ww_one/links.html

WORLD WAR I CARTOONS (http://rutlandhs.k12.vt.us/jpeterso/uboatcar.htm)

Propaganda Posters From WWI (http://www.geocities.com/SouthBeach/Palms/2460/)

Propaganda Leaflets (http://www.lib.byu.edu/~rdh/wwi/1915/propleaf.html)

Trenches on the Web: Posters from the Great War   http://worldwar1.com/

World War I Posters

World War I Database of great links!

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