Remember the Maine!

Remember the Maine

Warm Up Read and Complete Hook Activity Worksheet on your desk

The New York Journal Feb 18 1898

Spain to blame Most likely not

The Captain of the USS Maine had insisted the ship was sunk by a coal bin explosion Investigations after the war proved that there had been no mine

FDR Fireside Chat Radio Address (December 29 1941)

Never before since Jamestown and Plymouth Rock has our American civilization been in danger as nowhellip The Nazi masters of Germany have made it clear that they intend not only to dominate all life and thought in their own country but also to enslave the whole of Europe and then use the resources dominate the rest of the world Some of our people like to believe that wars in Europe and in Asia are no concern to us But it is a matter of most vital concernhellip

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Critical Attributes of Concept

1) any form of mass produced communication2) promotes some religious economic or political idea or cause3) designed to influence your opinion4) presents facts selectively

Concept Definition

bull consists of the planned use of any form of public mass-produced communication that presents facts selectively and is designed to influence a person or group for a specific purpose whether religious economic or political

Name the Concept

bull Can you name the concept All the examples we have looked at so far are examples of what

Drum Roll Pleasehellip

The concept we are learning about today is called propaganda

Propaganda

Propaganda is generally an appeal to emotion not intellect

It shares techniques with advertising but more typically refers to political or nationalist uses

Propaganda Contrsquod

Propaganda can also be used to further ones cause or to damage an opposing cause

In general propaganda has a negative

perception except when used for the purpose of providing public information

Propaganda comes in many forms

Can a cartoon be propaganda

Propaganda Cartoons

Winnie the Pooh Nazi Propagandahttpwwwyoutubecomwatchv=fwYyFzhVtze

Propaganda Cartoon

ANY BONDS TODAY 1942 BUGS BUNNYhttpwwwyoutubecomwatchv=zIlKqXRnnug

Citations

bull bull ldquoDestroy this Mad Bruterdquo Political Cartoonbull httpwwwisrapunditcomarchives38296bull bull Destruction of the War Ship Maine was the Work of an Enemy New York Journal and Advertiser (Feb 17 1898)

httphistoricalthinkingmattersorgspanishamericanwar0inquiryintrobull bull Lamb Marie Elizabeth Awake United States (New Orleans LA 1898)bull bull Maines Hull will Decide New York Times (Feb 17 1898)

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