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Propaganda Posters
Success Criteria
LO:I can analyse and describe the features of World War II propaganda posters.
• I can explain what propaganda is.
• I can analyse a propaganda poster and identify its features.
• I can sort propaganda posters according to their purpose.
World War II Posters
Look at this poster from World War II.
What is the poster referring to?
Why do you think it was produced?
World War II Posters
The poster is referring to the achievements of the RAF pilots that fought in the Battle of Britain.
It features a comment by the prime minister of the time, Winston Churchill, which was made during a speech on 16th
August 1940.
The poster was produced to celebrate the British victory in the Battle of Britain and to give hope and encouragement to the public during the war.
Propaganda
The poster is an example of propaganda. Propaganda was used by the government to get messages across to the people about different aspects of war.
It is a form of persuasion.
Propaganda could be in the form of a poster, a leaflet, a book, a film or a radio advert or programme.
Propaganda posters were developed during the war for a variety of different reasons:
• to inspire or motivate;
• to inform people of a victory;
• to encourage people to do something practical;
• to encourage people to behave (or not) in a certain way.
Discuss: Why do you think the government produced propaganda posters during World War II? What might they be trying to persuade people to do?
They were very cleverly designed and used a variety of strategies to achieve their desired effect.
Propaganda
Can you think of any examples of these features that may be used in propaganda posters to create certain effects?
slogans
emotive and powerful words or phrases
colours
body language or expressions
types and sizes of font and positioning of images/text
humour
Propaganda
Look at the features that help to influence or inform the reader in this poster?
The clear blue sky represents clear victory and hints at a brighter
future.
The pilots are depicted with their heads up
and looking to the sky. They are shown as
victorious, fresh-faced and smiling to give hope to the people
that the RAF is strong and confident.
It uses an effective slogan – repetition of so much… so many… so few, which
emphasises the magnitude (size) of the
achievement.
The pilots are depicted in full uniform to encourage
pride in the RAF.
Men and women are both pictured to highlight how
they worked together during the war effort.
Analysing a Propaganda Poster
Choose to work on sheet 1 2 or 3 (3 being quite a challenge).
Look closely at the propaganda poster on your Analysing a Propaganda Poster Activity Sheet. Annotate it to describe what message it is trying
to get across, and the strategies that it uses to do this.
Analysing a Propaganda PosterAnswers
The image of the woman is the largest in the poster to suggest
that she is the most important; her work has made a significant difference to the
war effort.
The woman is smiling because she is glad to be contributing to the war effort and is proud
of her work.
The woman has her arms stretched wide to suggest that she is sending the planes out. It leads the reader to believe
that she is directly responsible for the production of the
planes.
The slogan ‘Woman of Britain Come into the Factories’ is used to appeal directly to
female readers and persuade them to work in the factories.
The stream of planes flying from behind the factories and
over the woman’s head suggest that she has helped
their production and is leading them forth.
Tanks are pictured in the background to inform us that
women working in the factories helped make them.
Describing a Propaganda PosterLook at the selection of propaganda posters on your Describing Propaganda Posters Activity Sheet. Explain what the posters are trying to persuade and whether they were designed to:
• inspire, encourage or motivate people;
• inform people of something;
• encourage people to do something or encourage people to behave in a certain way.
