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|Title / Content Area: |American Anti-Japanese Propaganda Posters World War II | |

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|Developed by: |Neil Loewenstern, Liberal Arts and Sciences Academy, Austin Independent School District (TX) | |

|Grade Level: |11–12 | |

|Essential Question: |What variety of purposes were American propaganda posters created? How are the Japanese portrayed in American propaganda posters| |

| |and what affect might that have had on American attitudes towards the Japanese? | |

|Contextual Paragraph: |With the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, the United States entered the war against Japan and Germany. Propaganda posters were | |

| |created in order to recruit soldiers, sell war bonds, and motivate the nation to fight, sacrifice, and produce for the war | |

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Annotated Resource Set (ARS)

|Resource Set |

|Alaska Death Trap for the Jap |Murdering Jap- Bataan Death March |Don’t Save His Face- Battle for |Stop and Get Your Free Fag Bag |The Jap way- Cold-Blooded Murder |Remember Pearl Harbor Crush Them! |

| | |Production | | | |

| 1941-1943 |1944 |1942 |1941–1943 |1943 |1942 |

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| |0712749/ |0712739/ |8518714/ |6502730/ |507985/ |

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|Salvage Scrap to Blast the Jap |Dr. Seuss—Wipe that Sneer Off His Face! |Dr. Seuss—Jap Alley |Dr. Seuss—Waiting for the Signal from Home |

|1941? |October 13, 1942 |December 10, 1941 |February 13, 1942 |

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| | |e.htm | |

|Foundations Annotations |

|Curriculum Connections |

|We begin my Contemporary Issues course with two readings on the dropping of the atomic bombs on Japan at the end of WWII. The readings provide different perspectives as to whether the dropping of the bombs was |

|necessary to end the war. We look at American war-time propaganda against the Japanese to further frame that debate. These propaganda posters also connect to later analysis of Cold War and War on Terror |

|propaganda/media studies we do in the course. |

|Curriculum Standards |

|Connects to many of the U.S. history Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills standards relating to WWII and primary document analysis skills. |

|Content & Thinking Objectives |

|Students will analyze the techniques used in propaganda. |

|Students will draw conclusions about American attitudes towards the Japanese during WWII. |

|Inquiry Activities & Strategies |

|Students go over “War-time Propaganda Techniques” handout. |

|Students break into groups and look at propaganda posters and identify techniques used in each poster. |

|Students present to the class their findings. |

|Teacher leads a discussion on findings focusing on themes of racism, dehumanization, and revenge that are exacerbated by war. |

|Assessment Strategies |

|Teacher will check that students have identified correctly the propaganda techniques used in each poster. |

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