World War II Propaganda Posters

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World War II Propaganda Posters

• A Few Guiding Questions
• Which parts of the design catch the audiences
  attention?
• What are some of the images used to connect to
  the viewer?
• What symbolism is used?
• What is the poster trying to convince the viewer
  of? How does it try to do this?

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Recruitment Posters
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Look closely at the flags that are placed on the
gun barrels. What do you notice?
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A recruitment poster for French Canadians
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Notice the small hand coming from Britain and
Europe.
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How is colour used differently here? What
effect does the text in this poster have on the
viewer?
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This poster asks WHEN? and then for the viewer
to decide when Hitler will be beaten by the
viewers actions.
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Who is our FRIEND supposed to be during the
war?
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Posters from the Home Front
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What is the Womans job?
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Symbolism and Synthesis?
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What are they trying to tell the viewer to do?
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The constant fear of sabotage, and spying by an
enemy affected both the Allied and Axis forces
during World War Two.
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French-Canadian translations of the same poster.
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Posters From Germany Look for any similarities to
other posters weve seen.
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Youth Serves the Fuhrer. All 10 Year Olds into
the Hitler Youth. As of 1936, membership in the
Hitler Youth became mandatory for children 10 and
up. By the end of the war, Germany was
recruiting soldiers from the Hitler Youth groups.
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Our Flags are Victory!
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You are the Front!
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Get rid of old cloth and shoes Do you notice
anything interesting about the subjects
appearance?
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This poster advertises for a paper drive, another
measure to conserve raw-materials for the Axis
war effort. Another Aryan depiction in German
media.
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This poster reads The Jew The inciter of war,
the prolonger of war. This profound image is
blurry. Please notice the fists at the bottom,
and the way the Jewish mans face is depicted.