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| Any words or pictures written or said to persuade people to be for or against something. |
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A propoganda technique that influences using the "join the crowd" approach.
(i.e., Verizon commercials) |
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A propaganda technique used in which a famous person or authority claims the product/service is good.
(i.e., Jessica Simpson promoting Pro-Active) |
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A propaganda technique used saying in which the product name again and again or showing the product symbol again and again.
(i.e., Target - red/white target) |
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A propaganda technique used that promises fame, popularity, or fun if you buy the product or service.
(i.e., Carnival cruises;SlimFast) |
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| A propaganda technique used making the product seem better by saying negative statements about the competition (also referred to as "mud-slinging"). |
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| A propaganda technique using an enthusiastic statement said as a fact, although it may not be true. The advertiser will often imply that the statement requires no explanation or support; it should merely be accepted that their product is the best. |
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A propaganda technique used whereby the advertiser only presents positive information about an idea or product.
(i.e., most info-mercials; illegal for drug advertisers to do this, however.) |
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A propaganda technique used where the advertiser tries to convince people that an idea or product is honest and good because it comes from everyday, common people.
(i.e., household product commercials) |
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| A term used when a soldier could not be located after an attack or bombing; MIA is also used for this term. |
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| scrap metal, bandages, and clothes |
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| Items collected to help the soldiers and people that had been injured in the war. |
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| Women were needed in the factories and Air Force to take the place of the men that had gone to war. |
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| Drills to keep enemy planes from seeing a city's lights at night; it required families to turn out all lights, pull down the curtains and go to a room that had no windows. |
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| A way to limit the amount of supplies given to each family; a book of ration coupons was given to each person. |
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| A star that represents a family member who is either serving or has lost their life serving their country. |
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| The power or ability to persuade. |
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| To have a commanding position or controlling power over someone or something. |
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| A general or basic truth; a rule of conduct. |
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| A careful plan or method to achieve a goal. |
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| A feeling or enduring pain; experiencing something unpleasant like loss or damage. |
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| Concerned with human culture. |
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| Armed forces; soldiers or arms during wartime. |
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| A person that is not on active duty in the armed forces or military. |
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| Having or showing pride in your country. |
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| Giving up something for the sake of someone or something else. |
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| Overcoming an enemy or opponent; winning. |
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| A lack in the amount of a product or supply that is needed. |
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| A public notice, broadcast or publication that calls attention to something of importance. |
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| A short film about wartime news that was shown before a movie. |
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| Children sent to America so they would not be injured during the bombing of their own country. |
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| Items used only once; items were reused so that all supplies could be sent to the soldiers. |
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| Doing everything that you could to help support the war. |
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| A newsletter that was sent over the teletype machine; a way to get news quickly. |
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| A garden that a family or family planted to support their family's need for vegetables in order to leave the stored vegetables for the soldiers. |
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| A savings bond that was used during the war to help the country pay for wartime costs. |
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| A war that began in 1939 in Europe; America entered the war against Germany, Italy, and Japan in 1941 after the bombing of Pearl Harbor. |
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