World War 1 Propaganda

When the United States transitioned into the 1940s tensions were high, people were afraid. Everywhere was war. The clouds were full of warplanes, the water was full of warships, and the land was full of foot soldiers. People lived in fear of Hitler and the Nazis, however the US and its people managed to remain patriotic. In the time of war, it was important that our country as a whole stayed unified and worked together in the war effort. In order to accomplish this, the government utilized the media during the war to keep us informed with propaganda. One of the most effective forms of such propaganda were war posters. These posters, even when looking at them today, still maintain the same impact and portray the same powerful messages as they once did many years ago. …show more content…
The words are sinister and create a feeling of danger and urgency within the viewer. However, even though they’re frightening words, they somehow still radiate hope that things are able to change as long as action is taken. The scene in this poster is meant to evoke a parental instinct within adults to protect all children, even if it’s not their own. In doing this, the artist creates a significant appeal to the parent’s pathos. The children are depicted all alone, left to fend for themselves in the dangerous time of war. Adults, picking up on this fact, would feel compelled to help support the war because of their instinct to protect children. The way they would do this, as advertised in the poster, would be to buy war bonds. This poster, using visual rhetoric, portrays the message that US citizens need to step up and act in support of the war in order to protect their youth, the future of their nation. In the poster, it is already too late. But if the US people act now, they will be able to protect the rest of the children from the Nazi Germany shadow that is slowing encroaching on their nation. They can do this by buying war