WWI Posters Continued

The three poster sets that I reviewed in my previous post have been confirmed to have accomplished the goal of the American government. The goal of propaganda posters during WWI was to be a major tool for the spread of information and to gain support to urge more action. All three of my posters were able to bring up the urge to take action and to support your home country as it enters war. These posters seemed to force a sense of guilt and emotion that would lead the viewer to fulfill the goal of the poster. WWI posters were an amazing idea that allowed the common person to get involved in the war to help their country. Without the country that the viewer is living in, they would have nothing at all.

This poster is the depiction of Abraham Lincoln that is attempting to get people involved with the war by supporting the war through Liberty Bonds. Liberty Bonds were able to be purchased for money to go towards the military fighting in WWI, which allowed anyone from anywhere to lend a helping hand to the soldiers in the middle of war. This money allowed for new materials such and clothing and weapons to be purchased for the military. The artists of this poster chose Abraham Lincoln as the cover due to his famous quotes, but also because of his loving popularity with so many people. This made the viewer feel as if they could lend just a penny and they would be helping their "boys" overseas fighting for justice.

This poster presents Lady Liberty pointing at the viewer (breaking through the 4th wall) just as Uncle Sam did and still does today. This poster is targeting anyone viewing the poster that has money and feels like they need to contribute to the war in some way other than fighting. The word YOU is capitalized and bolded to give the viewer the impression that they themselves must do something to help their country.

This poster presents a war nurse helping citizen and a baby of war. This poster promotes the work on nurses and how more women need to help in order to save more citizens from the terror of war. This poster calls a nurse The Comforter, because they comfort and help those in need during WWI. Without these nurses many citizens would die overseas and not have a chance to get help and make it out of the war.

This poster depicts a soldier standing tall marching into war. This tells the viewer that the army is not stopping until they reach victory. This also inspires the army and the viewers of this poster to maybe encourage them to join the army. It gains confidence for the army and makes everyone believe that they will win the war.