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ERIC Number: EJ551249
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1997
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0037-7996
An Alternative Medium of Social Education--The "Horrors of War" Picture Cards.
Nelson, Murry R.
Social Studies, v88 n3 p100-07 May-Jun 1997
Explores the production, distribution, and content of the, "Horrors of War," a series of trading cards produced between 1938 and 1942. Created by a Baptist advertising executive the cards used graphic images to communicate an antiwar message to young adolescents. Discusses possible learning activities used in conjunction with the cards. (MJP)
Descriptors: Advocacy, Conflict, Cultural Images, Foreign Countries, Learning Activities, Mass Media Effects, Material Culture, Peace, Popular Culture, Printed Materials, Public Opinion, Realia, Secondary Education, Social History, Social Responsibility, Social Studies, United States History, Visual Aids, War, World War II
Publication Type: Guides - Classroom - Teacher; Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Practitioners; Teachers
Language: English
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Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers: Trading Cards