Historical Art and Propaganda

Which option best defines propaganda?

• Texts that describes Turlock, CA

• A text which presents biased or misleading information

• A special document which allows people to rule

• A time of prosperity during the 20th century

Manifest Destiny was the belief that God wanted the U.S. to spread Democracy and Christianity across North America

• True

• False

Propaganda can be used to used for both good and bad reasons

• True

• False

What answer best defines Emancipation in the U.S.

• The act of freeing slaves in the U.S.

• Allowing the southern states to practice slavery

• The beginning of the Civil War

• A document which allowed people to buy a house in the 19th century

The Native Americans were _________ as a result of American expansion West

Separation of White and Black Americans was referred to as ___________

What propaganda technique is being used in this poster?

• demonization
• characature
• humor
• patriotism

Propaganda refers to?

• open defiance of authority
• information spread to help or harm a cause
• an organization of political ideas

The U.S. Army distributed posters like this one with the goal of encouraging —

• The sale of war bonds.

• Young men to voluntarily enlist.

• The creation of a selective service.

• Young men to return to school.

What was the purpose of this World War II poster?

• To persuade women to purchase food ration coupons

• To encourage families to put more money into bank savings account

• To encourage citizens to help pay for the costs of the war

• To persuade women to pay for the release of prisoners of war