Louis Raemaekers And Sir David Low Political Cartoon Analysis

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This essay explores how cartoonist Louis Raemaekers and Sir David Low used political cartoons during the World Wars in order to unify the public's opinions and in other causes, to alter and damage the public opinion of the Germans. Pictorial propaganda, such as political cartoons, social cartoons, caricatures, and comic art, played a significant role during war efforts and how they had the ability to sway the opinions of the viewers. Pictorial propaganda was used for several reasons, some being to unify the public, to reinforce already existing negative stereotypes, to make people aware of the atrocious actions, and/ or to appeal to other countries in order to get them to form allies or to try to persuade them to join the war. Many cartoons

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