Chronological Reasoning and Causation
Use of Propaganda Posters in Nazi Germany
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Suggested Teaching Instructions
Students will be provided a worksheet that includes 3 Nazi propaganda posters and questions. They will examine the 3 propaganda posters used by the Nazis. As they view these posters, they will answer one image analysis question per image. After student’s share their responses to each poster, the teacher will lead a discussion that asks students to consider the best way to counter this type of propaganda. Guiding question for this discussion will be: How might ordinary citizens have taken action to directly challenge and counteract Nazi propaganda.
This learning activity is part of a larger two-day lesson in the Teaching the Holocaust and Other Genocides section of this website.