The British government claimed that eating carrots helped its fighter pilots shoot down German planes at night. In truth, the ...

As WWII came to a close, American soldiers returned home not just with stories, but with tangible pieces of history. From ...

After students have viewed the History Detectives episode World War II Leaflets, tell them that they will analyze propaganda posters and leaflets. They can use the Propaganda Analysis Guide to do ...

The Brandeis University World War I and World War II Propaganda Posters collection includes nearly 100 different images (a majority from the WWI era) addressing a variety of American war aims. The ...

The attack on Pearl Harbor presented an ideal propaganda tool. Posters showed the Japanese as cruel and treacherous because of the unannounced nature of their attack on the US fleet. Simple poster ...

We hear from an eye-witness called Gladys, who talks about seeing propaganda posters during World War Two. The ‘Did You Know’ section looks at how propaganda was used in response to the rescue ...

After students have viewed the History Detectives episode World War II Leaflets, tell them that they will analyze propaganda posters and leaflets. They can use the Propaganda Analysis Guide to do ...