propaganda

Lesson from the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum (www.ushmm.org) -
 * [[image:eternal_jew.jpg caption="Poster for the Munich exhibition of “The Eternal Jew,” 1936. —U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum/courtesy of Julius Goldstein"]] || [[image:new_people.jpg caption="“A New People” cover of the Nazi Party’s Office of Racial Politics calendar, 1938. —Source unknown"]] || [[image:victory.jpg align="right" caption="“Germany’s Victory Europe’s Freedom” —Source unknown"]] ||


 * For each individual image, discuss these questions: **
 * What are the main colors used in this image?
 * What do these colors mean?
 * What symbols are used in this image?
 * What do these symbols mean?
 * Who was the intended audience for this image?
 * Where would this image have been used or displayed?
 * What emotions does this image prompt?
 * Was it meant to invoke good feelings or bad toward the subjects?
 * Do you think this image was effective in getting its message through to its audience?


 * Concentrating on all three images, answer these questions: **
 * What are the similarities and differences between the images?
 * Do these images use the same colors with similar goals in mind?
 * What are these colors?
 * Do these images invoke the same emotions?
 * Are they meant to?
 * Are they appealing to the same audience?
 * Was this the intention?