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Curated OER

War Time Propaganda: American Posters of the Great War

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Students identify propaganda related to World War and discuss its impact on society and research issues related to the American war effort between 1914 and 1918.
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First World War

First World war.com: George Creel

For Students 9th - 10th
This site gives a biography of George Creel (1876-1953) including his pro-war efforts and role in heading the U.S. World War One propaganda effort.
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National Archives (UK)

Uk National Archives: The Art of War

For Students 9th - 10th
A site that looks at historically significant illustrations, cartoons, films, and pictorial propoganda having to do with Britain's war efforts.
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Lesson Plan
Arizona State University

Chicana and Chicano Space: Protest and Persuasion

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Part of a larger website provided by Arizona State University on Chicano art, this learning is focused on "Protest and Persuasion," in art, particularly in printmaking or making murals. Includes lessons, sample work, and more.
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Library of Congress

Loc: From the Home Front and the Front Lines

For Students 9th - 10th
Exhibition consisting of original materials and oral histories drawn from the Veterans History Project collections.
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US Holocaust Memorial Museum

U.s. Holocaust Memorial Museum: Protocols of the Elders of Zion: Timeline

For Students 9th - 10th
A chronology of the conspiracy theory deliberately created in a book, probably by Russian secret police in the late 19th century, and how that text has been used in the last 100+ years by various groups to justify antisemitic actions.
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Handout
University of Arizona

International Studies Association: Mobilizing Public Support for War

For Students 9th - 10th
A scholarly look at the use of propaganda to influence American support for World War I once the country entered the fray. Read about the Committee on Public Information, examples of harassment of those not deemed sufficiently patriotic,...
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International Institute of Social History

International Institute of Social History: The People's Communes Are Good

For Students 9th - 10th
From the International Institute of Social History this is "The people's communes are good" a Chinese political propaganda poster by Rui Guangting, 1958.
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International Institute of Social History

International Institute of Social History: Take Steel as the Key Link, for a Lea

For Students 9th - 10th
From the International Institute of Social History this is "Take steel as the key link, for a leap forward in all fields" a Chinese political propaganda poster by the Tianjin People's Fine Arts Publishing House collective work, 1958.
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International Institute of Social History

International Institute of Social History: We Sell Dry, Clean, Neat and Selected

For Students 9th - 10th
From the International Institute of Social History this is "We sell dry, clean, neat and selected cotton to the state" a Chinese political propaganda poster by Wu Shaoyun, 1958.
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International Institute of Social History

International Institute of Social History: The Vegetables Are Green, the Cucumbe

For Students 9th - 10th
From the International Institute of Social History this is "The vegetables are green, the cucumbers plumb, the yield is abundant" a Chinese political propaganda poster by Jin Meisheng, 1959.
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International Institute of Social History

International Institute of Social History: A High Tower of Winter Gourds

For Students 9th - 10th
From the International Institute of Social History this is "A high tower of winter gourds" a Chinese political propaganda poster by Jin Meisheng, 1959.
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International Institute of Social History

International Institute of Social History: Strike the Battle Drum of the Great L

For Students 9th - 10th
From the International Institute of Social History this is "Strike the battle drum of the Great Leap Forward ever louder" a Chinese political propaganda poster by Shao Wenjin, 1959.
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International Institute of Social History

International Institute of Social History: Celebrate the 10th Anniversary of The

For Students 9th - 10th
From the International Institute of Social History this is "Celebrate the 10th anniversary of the founding of our great nation" a Chinese political propaganda poster by the artists Bei Yingren, Zhang Lingzhi, 1959.
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International Institute of Social History

International Institute of Social History: Ride the Wind and Cleave the Waves To

For Students 9th - 10th
From the International Institute of Social History this is "Ride the wind and cleave the waves to realise a leap forward in all fields" a Chinese political propaganda poster by the artists Jiang Nanchun and Han Min, 1960.
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International Institute of Social History

International Institute of Social History: The New Centre of the Commune

For Students 9th - 10th
From the International Institute of Social History this is "The new centre of the commune" a Chinese political propaganda poster by Zhang Yuqing, 1961.
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International Institute of Social History

International Institute of Social History: American Imperialism Must Be Driven O

For Students 9th - 10th
From the International Institute of Social History this is "American imperialism must be driven out of Southern Vietnam!" a Chinese political propaganda poster by Ha Qiongwen, 1963.
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International Institute of Social History

International Institute of Social History:the Seeds Have Been Well Selected, The

For Students 9th - 10th
From the International Institute of Social History this is "The seeds have been well selected, the harvest is more bountiful every year" a Chinese political propaganda poster by Jin Meisheng, 1964.
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International Institute of Social History

International Institute of Social History: Good Sisters at the Conference of Out

For Students 9th - 10th
From the International Institute of Social History this is "Good sisters at the conference of outstanding workers" a Chinese political propaganda poster by Li Mubai and Jin Xuechen, 1964.
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International Institute of Social History

International Institute of Social History: Chairman Mao Meets With Model Workers

For Students 9th - 10th
From the International Institute of Social History this is "Chairman Mao meets with model workers" a Chinese political propaganda poster by Li Mubai and Jin Xuechen, 1964.
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International Institute of Social History

International Institute of Social History: Vigorously Support the Anti Imperiali

For Students 9th - 10th
From the International Institute of Social History this is "Vigorously support the anti-imperialist struggle of the peoples of Asia, Africa and Latin America" a Chinese political propaganda poster by Zhou Ruizhuang, ca. 1964.
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International Institute of Social History

International Institute of Social History: Long Live the Victory of the Revoluti

For Students 9th - 10th
From the International Institute of Social History this is "Long live the victory of the revolutionary cultural line of Chairman Mao" a Chinese political propaganda poster by an unknown designer, 1967.
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International Institute of Social History

International Institute of Social History:fully Criticize the Chinese Khrushchev

For Students 9th - 10th
From the International Institute of Social History this is "Fully criticize the Chinese Khrushchev from a political, ideological and theoretical perspective" a Chinese political propaganda poster by an unknown designer, 1967.
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International Institute of Social History

International Institute of Social History: With Regard to the Great Teacher

For Students 9th - 10th
From the International Institute of Social History this is "With regard to the great teacher Chairman Mao, cherish the word 'Loyalty'. With regard to the great Mao Zedong Thought, vigorously stress the word 'Usefullness'." a Chinese...