Careless Talk Costs Lives Analysis

In 1939, Canada fell into the battle of World War II. However, due to the recovery of the Depression, Canadians were unprepared for the war and hoped that the conflict would be deflected. Instead of it being averted, the situation became a full-scale battle, and because of the minimal preparation for the war, the government took drastic measures and commenced a propaganda campaign to gain support and reduce the Canada-wide spread of gloom and pessimism brought by the Depression and the war. The campaign was composed of mainly posters since “they were relatively inexpensive to produce; they could be created, printed and distributed in a relatively short period of time; and they enjoyed a broad, sustained exposure” (Bray 5). These war posters

During WWII, Great Britain would create propaganda posters to try to convince ordinary citizens to help the military effort in some way.

During the World War l, Britain and Germany both produced propaganda posters. The posters was designed to influence people’s opinion towards it. British worked diligently to win America’s support.

In Document E, a German propaganda poster is shown displaying an octopus like creature representing Britain wrapping its tentacles around the world. The poster is labeled with “England is the bloodsucker of the world”. Also, an American propaganda poster is depicted by a man with red hair who has just thrown down a newspaper article with the headline, “HUNS KILL WOMEN AND CHILDREN”. Propaganda is information with biased nature presented to the public. By demonizing the Germans as devils who “KILL WOMEN AND CHILDREN” it forces the emotion of hate and the urge for the protection of the women and children. Also with the Germans, by portraying the British as “bloodsucker[s] of the world” if plays on Germany’s fear of closeness as they are surrounded by the Allied powers hence the Central power. Similar to this, in “All Quiet On the Western Front” by Erich Remarque, a German World War I veteran who started writing after suffering from PTSD, the main character Paul Baumer, a German soldier, has just killed a French soldier in a artillery crater. Paul is obviously conflicted with his actions for he says, “...But you were only an idea to me before, an abstraction that lived in my mind and called forth its appropriate response. It was that abstraction I stabbed. But now, for the first time, I see you are a man like me. Why do they never tell us that you

The goal of the Office of War Information was to, promote patriotism, unite the americans as a whole, and publish propaganda supporting as well as encouraging the war. In the political aspect, the objectives of the government during this time consisted of; recruitment, unifying the public, resource conservation, enhancing production, and most of all financing the war effort. The effort to try and get the public on board with supporting the war was through propaganda, that came in all forms such as; name-calling, glittering generalities, euphemism, transfer, testimonial, bandwagon, and fear. These ways of “advertising” the war, made the people on the receiving end of the message felt obligated to give everything that they had to be supportive, and they also didn’t really have a

“On each landing… the poster with the enormous face gazed from the wall,” (pg 1). I think this quote explains fear or dictatorship. “Any sound Winston made… would be picked up by it… [and] he could be seen as well as heard,” (pg 3).This quote is explaining how whatever you say may always be heard and how a personal life is no longer personal. “You had to live –did live, from habit that became instinct –in the assumption that every sound you made was overheard, and,except in darkness, every moves scrutinized,” (pg 3). This quote explains how living in by fear or saying anything these days will be heard whether believed or not.

Another such initiative in Britain, the ‘Wartime Social Survey’ by the Minister of Information, Duff Cooper, was not a success either. The campaign was dismissed by the public and the press while the latter termed it as ‘Cooper’s Snoopers’, an initiative that needlessly pried into people’s lives and caused offense by doing so. Churchill himself had admitted that the attempt to create a silent column was sapless and inactive and thus had to be dropped. The Planning Committee agreed that ‘the Anti-Rumour campaign was to revert to its original form in concentrating on gossip rather than rumour’. Then came the ‘Keep it Dark’ (figure.3.2) initiative and posters encouraging people against imprudent talk. There was a growing resentment to the unvarying prohibitions more in the form of exhortatory tone of do nots- don't talk and don't listen (figure.3.3). The poster ‘If you must talk, talk victory’ (figure.3.5) was more a positive relief from the earlier accusatory posters. Slips with the slogan ‘If you must talk, talk victory’ were printed to be pasted on all Fougasse

Propaganda made a great impact on World War II society. Propaganda was used intently during World War II and was particularly important because it allowed the government to control citizen’s thoughts and beliefs about the war. Propaganda is defined as information or ideas that promote a point of view, group, belief, etc. Usually, it is either misleading or biased in order to portray a desired viewpoint for people to believe. In the war, the government utilized propaganda to make citizens believe that the war was worth fighting for, even though that wasn’t the case. They did so by creating propaganda that advocated for unification, domination of the enemy, and war employment opportunities, to name a few. Maus by Art Spiegelman is a graphic novel

1. How much did the poster “Destroy this Mad Brute” rely on vilifying the German people? Do you think it was necessary?

During World War II propaganda was ubiquitous. It consisted of a wide range of carriers including leaflets, radio, television, and most importantly posters. Posters were used based on their appeal: they were colorful, creative, concise, and mentally stimulating. Posters often portrayed the artist's views on the war. They demonstrated the artist concern for the war, their hopes for the war, and reflected the way enemies were envisioned. Posters also show a nations political status: they reflect a nations allies and enemies, how the nation saw itself, and its greatest hopes and fears of the war.

During the early 1900s a new era of warfare emerged as governments began to employ all economic, technological and psychological resources available to defeat their enemies. This concept of Total War altered the direction of humanity and governments understanding in their allocation of resources. This essay will examine the relationship between propaganda used during World War I, its effect on the masses and the absolutely essential need for the success of such campaigns in obtaining military victory. While leaflet propaganda used during the war will be the main focus, considerations will be given to other forms to illuminate the necessity of understanding and utilizing the tools of this very powerful

In the 1930's during World War II was a time of fear. Fear was running rampant through the British population's psyche because the idea of a nuclear holocaust was every plausible. Morale was low among the citizens of Britain; which was lowering production in factories. The British Government needed all manufacturing to be at the highest production possible(especially military and food production) to maintain a fighting chance in the war. In order to keep manufacturing at high levels while morale was low; the British Government used propaganda. In the "Every minute counts" poster the technique used to guide the viewer was fear by using loaded words.

n World War II, Great Britain used propaganda to inspire and persuade citizens to aid with the war. The war started in 1939. Germany started bombing Great Britain in the late 1940's. They implemented the National Service Act in December of 1941. Great Britain used posters to catch the attention of the citizens. The techniques used to catch the citizens attention are diction, imagery with color, and parallelism.

During World War II, propaganda was used for a number of reasons, it not only showed how anyond could be of use to the war efforts, but it also showed that every person could contribute as well. These posters empowered everyone to stand behind their nation's Army, and to continue contributing to the war efforts. The posters showed that everyone is needed, that anyone could make a difference, and some even emphasized certain values to those who are already helping with the war effort.

Loose Lips Might Sink Ships” is a slogan in the World War II for propaganda. This slogan is an American English idiom, which means “beware of unguarded talk.” The first sighting of this poster was from War Advertising Council. Then it was used by the United States Office of War Information during the war. The Seagram Distillers Corporation had a designer named Seymour R. Goff who made this poster and the corporation helped popularize it throughout the war. Most companies started to make posters for a campaign of American propaganda during World War II, which provided a key slogan to stop citizens and other business men from giving up valuable information to the enemy. Other countries were also using this slogan trying to protect their secret