WWI Poster analysis

1.  I know that propaganda is about convincing masses of people to be dedicated to a cause

2.   Mariam-Webster defines propaganda as "ideas or statements that are often false or exaggerated and that are spread in order to help a cause, a political leader, a government, etc."

4.    This was my set of images to describe

     Image 1: The first image has the words "enlist" in large, bold text.  Behind the text is a window.  Behind the window is a waving American flag and soldiers.  Clearly the author of this poster wants people to enlist.  This is because there is "Enlist" in big yellow text, which stands out.  The audience is probably young men from 18 to 30.  

     Image 2: The second poster has a man with a tool and a silhouette of a soldier and his rifle with a bayonet. There is also a large waving American flag is the background.  This image has large text that reads "Rivets are Bayonets Drive them home!". The author wants the factory workers to work hard and passionately based on the top text.  The intended audience is most likely factory workers that need motivation to work.  

     Image 3: The third poster has giant text at the top that says "American Red Cross" with the Red Cross symbol below.  In front of the Red Cross is a basket with a ball of yarn inside it.  At the very bottom of the poster the text reads "Our Boys need Sox Knit Your Bit".  This immediately gives me the impression that the intended audience is for older ladies that knit for a hobby.  The author wants the older ladies to knit socks for the soldiers so the government can save money, based on the bottom text.      

     Overall these poster's texts and images make for some fine propaganda, if I do say so myself.  

7.  When it comes to the federal government putting out propaganda at the expense of the taxpayers is somewhat absurd.  If I equate the propaganda of WWI to the healthcare propaganda today, I would not support it all the way.  But I would support government supported propaganda if it was a warning or caution.

8.  I think the government felt that propaganda was necessary in WWI because nobody really knew the cause of it at the time.  They needed to get people fired up about it so that they would build the tanks and other things in the factory.