Propaganda is central to any war effort. In the early 20th century, the persuasion to head into battle came, in part, from art: The government recruited artists and illustrators to create propaganda materials. In a new exhibit, the Museum of the City of New York is showing how New York City-based artists and creatives working for the federal government’s Division of Pictorial Publicity helped sell World War I to the public.

This video provides an overview of why the U.S. entered into World War I.

This assignment will require studens to create a poster and a short video (optional) representing the propaganda of the Era that includes the World Wars and Roaring 20’s (1914-1945),  Using your creativity to show the effects that propaganda had on the citizens of the United States during this time period.Image credit: Library of Congress, obtained as free licensed image from Unsplash, found hereDirect access on Library of Congress website: here. 

This video provides an overview of the reasons that the U.S. went to war with Spain in 1898.

World War I led to many changes at home for the United States. As international migration slowed considerably, the availability of wartime factory jobs led half a million African Americans to leave the South and move to northern and western cities for work. But the US government also stifled dissent during World War I with restrictions on freedom of speech and antiwar protest.