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• Have your Zinn WWII reading out on your desk

• Take out a red penAnswer the following questions in your

notebook:• What is PROPAGANDA?• What is the purpose of propaganda?

Printed by the Government

Printing Office for the War

Manpower Commission

The Government was well aware of the demoralizing effects of racial prejudice;

consequently, it promoted posters, pamphlets, and

films highlighting the participation and

achievement of African Americans in military and

civilian life.

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• Interpret the message behind this WWII recruitment poster from Britain:

Agenda

1. Bell Ringer/ Zinn2. Group presentation of Propaganda Posters– Complete 3 photo/document analysis handouts.– Graded on: Presentation & Completion of

Analysis.

3. Analysis of recruitment tables and numbers during WWII.– Graded on Group Work & Completion of

Handout

At the beginning of

the war, African

Americans could join the

Navy but could serve

only as messmen.

Doris ("Dorie") Miller

Produced by the General Motors

Corporation, 1942

These young men and women thought that FINALLY they would come home to respect and gratitude for their service.

World War II took the United States out of the depression and lots of African American men and women into the military service.

World War II took the United States out of the depression and lots of African American men and women into the military service.

The end of World War II brought thousands of young servicemen back to America to pick up their lives and start new families in new homes with new jobs.

Bell Ringer• Identify the INTENDED AUDIENCE each poster is

trying to recruit.• What is each audience group PROMISED in these

images?

Agenda

1. Bell Ringer2. Recruitment Numbers3. Story of Black Soldiers in WWII.4. The Beginnings of Jazz in WWII- To what

extent did WWII and jazz music show a change for the good of society?