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American Propaganda in the

1900s and Today


Introduction to propaganda
● Propaganda- Information, especially of a biased or misleading nature, used to promote a
political cause or point of view.
● Propaganda from the 1900s appealed to different emotions compared to today’s
“propaganda”
An Overview of How Propaganda has Evolved
Comics: Captain America
Image:

● Captain America was a symbol of America


● Use of Bucky Barnes to represent youth

Text:

● Change in font size


● Punctuation
● Diction
Poster: Is this tomorrow?
Image:

● Burning US Flag
● Communist leaders “choking” innocent
civilians

Text:

● Use of rhetorical question


● Use of punctuation
Electronic Media Streams (1)
Electronic Media Streams (2)
Synthesis
Similarities Differences

● Appeal to national pride ● Medium of transmission


● Explicit bias ● Overall impact of the
propaganda
Conclusion
● Use of images
○ Stylistic techniques
○ Layout
● Bias and manipulation
○ Polarization
○ Sensationalism

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