Anti German Sentiment Analysis

The artist’s overall message portrayed in the poster is ultranationalism. For instance, the poster depicts a clenched fist symbolizing unity, strength and defiance. Furthermore it conveys feelings of bondage to the Germans who are viewing it because of the chain. As a result of these two images which overshadow the factory in the background, a desire to free the Germans from the Dews plan grows within the hearts of the

Research and Select 4 photographs that show the best aspects of what war was like for Australian Soldiers

Firstly, the poster, “If I Fail He Dies” persuades women nurses to come to the front lines and help take care of our wounded soldiers. Second, “The Call to Duty” is a propaganda poster that shows a man blowing a trumpet, sounded the “Call to Duty” for men to enlist and fight for their home. Third, “The Navy Needs You!” depicts an angel over a Navy sailor with the words “Don't read American History make it!” telling the reader to stop just reading about the fight and go become a hero yourself.

In the opening chapter, Paul Baumer, the narrator, recalls how schoolteachers, such as his own, persuaded their bright-eyed students to put on the German colors. Paul’s teacher, Kantorek, taught his students the importance of the war as he instilled in them the values of nationalism and patriotism. Everyday, he sprouted war propaganda at them in “long lectures” (Remarque 11). He glamorized the war telling his students that they were “the Iron Youth” (Remarque 18) and that “duty to one’s country is the greatest thing” (Remarque 13). Consequently, his students left class enlisted in the war one by one “until the whole of the class went” (Remarque 11). When the students left the comforts of home to volunteer for the war, they valued their country above all else and were prepared to face their own death as doing so lined up with what they believed in.

In “War is a Racket” General Butler laments the use of propaganda in World War 1, and he notes

The propaganda poster “Destroy This Mad Brute-ENLIST” shows a gorilla roaring with an angry expression, while it is wearing a German helmet labeled “militarism.” The gorilla also is seen carrying a half-naked woman and holding a bloody club labeled “Kultur” as he is stomping on the shore of America. In the poster, the background seems very dark and depressing, and the city has a mass destruction caused by the gorilla. My thought of this image at first was odd, but after doing research, it became clearer and I was able to understand the analysis of the propaganda. The first thing to notice is the gorilla because it reminds me of the movie King Kong and it shows an angry expression. The poster is likely to remind viewers today or a subsequent fantasy take about interspecies sexuality,

This poster is deemed bias towards Germany because in this image, Germany is shown as vicious and destructive whereas Belgium is represented as a frail and small girl. In the making of this poster, it is obvious

Part A: Outline the purpose and methods of British propaganda using Source A and your own knowledge. (4 marks) British propaganda aimed to promote patriotic support for the war and justify Britain’s position in the war. Source A is a poster directed towards all classes of the British population. It aimed to create sympathy for Belgium and incite hatred for the enemy, Germany, in order to rally support for the war effort in Britain with the outbreak of war in August 1914. Such propaganda was universally accessible to stir widespread enthusiasm for Britain’s role in the war as Belgium’s ‘savior’ following their invasion by Germany, who violated Belgium’s neutrality according to the 1839 Treaty of London.

The message of this poster is for potential soldiers to enlist within the Canadian Active Force- refers to front line soldiers in Canadian Expeditionary Force – to fight for their country with pride.

In much of the youth literature being read, war and the maculate German soldier was the dominate image and ideal German teachers wanted to present.

Once revered as the greatest nation in the world, Great Britain was definitely put to the test in 1914. As the war began to pick up, so did the number of casualties that the British Army began to take. The BEF or the British Expeditionary Forces, were known as the “professional forces began to take losses to and force the hand of the British Government. With the Government needing more men to fight in the war, they began a scheme to lure in young men and “boys” to volunteer for the war effort. Horatio Kitchener was the face of these posters that caught the patriotic eye of these men, but there

Australia being a part of the commonwealth, devotedly and patriotically defended Great Britain at the outbreak of World War One (WWI) in 1914. At an individual level, Australians of all ages and backgrounds enlisted to fight in WWI for various and complex reasons. Some volunteered to experience adventure and to realise glory, some caved into peer pressure, and some simply enlisted out of boredom. However the fundamental and central motive as to why Australians enlisted was out of loyalty to ‘King and Country’. Through the close evaluation of primary and secondary sources, it is clear to see to what extent Australians enlisted in 1914 to defend the ‘Mother Country’ in comparison to other various reasons.

General William Tecumseh Sherman stated that, “War is cruelty” (Sherman). Yet past and present media propaganda use recruitment advertisements to portray military service as a noble and glorious profession. A majority of military propaganda that I have seen, heard, or read, is depicted in a positive manner. War propaganda focuses on the concrete aspects of benefits, skill development, and travel. Pictures of soldiers smiling and appearing content with their military profession are prominently displayed in schools, shopping centers, and recruitment offices nationwide. Moreover, military recruitment propaganda shows soldiers appearing invincible and ready to fight. These clean-cut poster

Many posters were made during the war including the one below. You see a very unnerving depiction of a spider but with the head of a man. Spiders have been a symbol of fear and danger. You can tell that this artist of this poster was referring to the Germans by the helmet. The color scheme of the poster portrays fear. “Don’ Talk” and “Spies are listening” tell the reader that there are spies among them. All of the elements in this poster connect the concepts of danger, fear, and distrust to Germans, which branches out to foreigners in general. With the public on edge, writers took it upon themselves to spread this message even faster.

In 1944, a propaganda poster entitled “The Liberators” magnifies malicious American culture and epitomizes many frequent reoccurring flaws as understood by the German Leaders. Although the poster was primarily published by Dutch SS-Strom magazine and originally owned by a radical wing of the National Socialist Movement in the Netherlands, this classic anti-Americanism propaganda has become commonly associated with Nazi Germany and is, arguably one of the most effective posters of the 20th century