Introduction:
- Explain situation
- World War II, Hitler, communism, and its effects on the mindset of the rest of the world
- Left most people in general fear
- Could be attacked, couldn’t predict the future
Poster:
- Point out clear comic effect the poster has initially
- This piece of propaganda seems ridiculous at first, especially now, but the rhetoric situation was very different back in the early 1940s
- Talk about the image of Hitler, and how having the almost ghost like figure of him sitting in the car has an immediate effect on how it is perceived and how successful it is
Purpose:
- Government takes advantage of the fear US citizens have of Hitler
- Government wants people to carpool rather than ride alone in order to save gas so it can be used by the military in the war efforts
- Talk about purpose and effect of Hitler being a ghost like figure
- Seems as if the man is not even aware that Hitler is in the car with him
- Gives a slight chilling and frightening mood
- Almost as if people that don’t choose to carpool are choosing to support Hitler
Comparison:
- Compare this ad to another propaganda poster put out by the government
- Either another poster about communism from World War II or from a different war
- Find another poster that unites a group of people against a common enemy
- Could also be a poster that has the purpose of making communism and Hitler seem evil and paint the worst possible picture of them for the American public
Conclusion:
- Explore how far people will go to support their country in a time of need
- Discuss how the commonplace of hating communism came to be
- Maybe touch on the government’s effect, how they portrayed communism and germans in order to gain the average citizen’s support for their decisions and use of resources for war
Unless your going to talk about the red scare take out all the stuff communism. Hitler and the Nazis aren’t communists, they’re fascists. In fact the Nazis rounded up and discriminated against communists. Americans didn’t know or care what communism was till post-WWII.
There are a couple historical inaccuracies in your outline, so make sure to correct those before you start writing. Also, once you add your transitions you’ll have a fairly strong draft since your outline is already fairly precise. Good job.
The outline is very thorough, it seems like you have a good idea of where you want to go with the speech. I also think comparing the artifact to a poster put out by the government is a good idea.