War Propaganda

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Objective

I can recognize examples of propaganda used during war and explain their purpose.

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Warm-up video

Unknown Channel · 5:00

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Part 2 of 3

Practice

7 questions

1

Define propaganda and explain how it was used in films during World War I.

2

Describe two reasons why it was difficult to capture real combat footage during World War I.

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Exit ticket

Quick comprehension check

Describe one example of a film mentioned in the video that was used as propaganda during World War I and explain what message it was trying to send to the audience. The video mentions that some films recreated war scenes. Explain why these recreations could be considered propaganda and what purpose they served. Explain how censorship, as described in the video, contributed to the use of film as propaganda during World War I.

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