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__Propaganda Project__

In my propaganda project, I created is a commercial advertising for people to join the Red Guards and to remain loyal to Mao and China. The commercial also praises Mao Zedong for his wonderful deeds and for inspiring the Cultural Revolution. The commercial features people from different backgrounds and levels of occupation; I included a Red Guard soldier, mother and child for the peasants, and a factory worker. Most of the scenes include a picture of Mao and his Little Red Book, emphasizing how people should look up to him in the Cultural Revolution. Also with the commercial, I made three propaganda stickers that add on to the message of my commercial. I took photos from the internet, but the ideas and sticker styles are mine. One sticker I made had a long quote at the bottom, which is one of Chairman Mao’s quotations from his Little Red Book.

My project centers around the main ideas of the Cultural Revolution as a whole. I talked about how the people of China should be loyal to Chairman Mao because he was partly responsible for starting the revolution. I also stated how people should read the Little Red Book because it was on of the main ways people looked up to Mao as a great leader. His famous quotes were studied by the people and his words influenced their thinking. People were forced to go under certain conditions for Mao, such as a picture of him in all the homes. I made sure to include as many Mao portraits as I could because Mao was everywhere back then! Then I included the group of young people, particularly students, who became the Red Guards. They were Mao's special group of followers during the Cultural Revolution, so I thought they were great to use in the commercial. I tried my best to make my commercial look like a communist "brainwashing" video. I emphasized on certain topics and kept repeating how wonderful Mao was. I did that because that is how it really was during that time. Mao was praised, but not like God and people were harsh in trying to spread communism to everyone.

My Commercial:

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Pictures of the Stickers: