Inside the Vault: World War II Propaganda
by Gilder Lehrman Staff
On the October 7, 2021 session of Inside the Vault, Professor Michael Neiberg from the United States Army War College and Stacie Christensen, 2020 Idaho History Teacher of the Year, join us as we discuss World War II propaganda posters from the Gilder Lehrman Collection. We explore criteria for analyzing posters and dive into five posters:
- Americans Will Always Fight for Liberty
- The Atlantic Charter
- Deadly by Autocar
- Caricature of Hitler, three Nazi officers, and a South American man
- She’s Ready, Too
Click here to download the slides from the presentation.
Classroom-ready resources for the documents presented
- Americans Will Always Fight for Liberty
- The Atlantic Charter
- Deadly
- Caricatures of South American gaucho confronting Hitler and three Nazi officers
- She’s Ready, Too
Use the timestamps below to jump to the topics you want to view
- Americans Will Always Fight for Liberty: 5:57–11:37
- The Atlantic Charter: 11:40–21:35
- Deadly by Autocar: 21:39–39:11
- Caricature of Hitler, three Nazi officers, and a South American man: 39:15–50:24
- She’s Ready, Too: 50:26–1:05:37