Nazi Propaganda Poster Analysis

During World War Two, propaganda was a way for the government to entice people on one-sided political standpoints. It was used mostly in the form of posters, especially in the United States and Germany. These illustrative displays were all very unique but had similar characteristics. The American propaganda poster, “Liberty” and the German’s, “Sower of Peace” served the same purpose and audience but had very different visual presentations. The American poster depicts soldiers fighting in the Revolutionary War 1778 and in WWII in 1943. Also in the poster waves the original American flag, symbolizing the nation’s freedom from Britain. At the bottom of the poster reads, “Americans will always fight for liberty.” The poster’s meaning is that the United States will not stand by and let other countries control or endanger us, that the people will fight the same as they did during the brutal war in 1778. On the other hand, the German poster illustrates Hitler sowing “seeds of peace.” In the background lies an angel with a trumpet, representing peace and harmony. “The seed of peace, not dragon's teeth” is written on the bottom of the poster in German. Although the two advertisements differed in appearance, they were similar in audience.

First, the swastika symbol which to me represents the time Hitler took over who was a Nazi. Second, the skull and crossbones when I see that in this particular poster I think of death. Thirdly, the little boy who has blonde hair and blue eyes. Now during World War 2 when Hitler was in power he was out to make the master race which include blonde hair and blue eyes. So the little boy would have lasted a long time during the war. And the fourth thing I notice is the scene in the background. The scene in the background looks to me like a war zone with the fire in the right-hand corner and or the buildings that had fallen to the ground.

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.

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.

Firstly the man on the left looks very healthy. His posture makes him appear strong,powerful and proud. The man on the left also appears to be blonde which represents how the germans believed the Aryan race was superior.The man appears to be in the german military and by his facial expression looks like he is very happy. He is also holding the Nazi flag which represents how he is proud to serve in war. At the bottom it says “ German students fight for the fuhrer and people”. Fuhrer means a ruthless leader. I believe this means he is honored to serve in war and to fight and protect his people. The poster on the left is aimed at German men to fight in war and honor your country. On the right there appears to be a man who looks very scary and has the star of David on him which means he is a jew. In front of the man are the British,soviet union and American Flag.I believe the man represents Hitler and Nazi beliefs and ideals. . It appears as if the man is hiding behind the flags. Since these two posters are side by side and the German man looks powerful, I believe this represents how the jews are cowards who rely on other countries for protection. At the bottom of the right side it says,” Behind Enemy powers;The jew”. This indicates how the jews are to blame for germany having enemies. This also represents how the germans believed they lost the first world war to the allies because of the jews or that they believe the jews control the allies. This could also represent how they believed the jews provoke war. I believe this source was aimed at germans to convince them that the jews are harm to their nation and are the cause of their past sufferings. Through these propaganda posters, Hitler convinced the german people and promoted anti jewish hate. He gained the people's support through this and his violent movement

During the Holocaust, Hitler and the Nazis used propaganda posters to persue the German people to support their actions. I believe that the reason they supported their actions is because propaganda persuade large numbers of people about the truth of an idea, the value of a product, or the appropriateness of an attitude. But the poster they had said that Hitler needs you to come support him and he used different types of propaganda techniques.

Totalitarian leaders used propaganda to persuade followers to believe that their country would be restored again. Propaganda is when information deliberately spread to help or harm a person, group, or institution. This allows people to be pursued by the leaders and gives the leaders the advantages. In document C, poster created by the Nazi government in 1938, encourages Germans to vote for the annexation of Austria. In the poster you can see that their is hands in air showing that Germany is always united. In this poster, you can see that at the top there are some letters, these letter in English means United Germany. At the bottom the word “Ja!” means YES!. This means that the people are proud of their country. In document B, a speech by

Posters that were created during World War II helped to boost the home front’s public moral and encourage soldiers to enlist in the war. Famous poster to come out of poster propaganda include Rosie the Riveter, “Loose Lips Sink Ships”, the phrase enforced Americans to think before they speak in fears of giving information to the enemy, and Uncle Sam

As Adolf Hitler began to gain power in Germany, propaganda was a key component of his political plan. Hitler believed that propaganda was the best way to unite the masses. He used propaganda in a different manner than Charles Foster Kane did in the film, but it had the same goal; to formulate the opinions of the people of Germany in his favor. Hitler believed that the best use of propaganda was through simple slogans that specifically targeted the emotions of the middle and lower classes. The main emotion that was targeted by Hitler and the Nazi party was terror. “Many Germans, seduced by Nazi propaganda, accepted terror as a legitimate weapon against subversives and racial defilers who threatened the new Germany” (Perry 445). As seen with the people of Germany during the 1930’s and 1940’s, propaganda can easily sway the beliefs of the people. While Hitler believed that propaganda was the key to uniting the masses, it was not through written sources that he believed the key lied to reach unity, it was through speeches. This is also seen in Citizen Kane.

Propaganda posters have been around for centuries and will most likely be around for centuries to come. During the first world war propaganda posters became very popular and very useful. These posters were used for many things such as trying to convince people to buy war bonds, encouraging workers to carpool and not miss a day of work. One of the many uses for propaganda posters during the early 19th century was while the men were off at war the women should contribute to their country and take charge of the jobs men left behind.

The poster shows a man in a car with a shadowy presence of Hitler in the passenger seat with the caption, “When you ride alone, you ride with Hitler. Join a car-sharing club today.” In photo number 3, the type of propaganda being used is transfer. Transfer employs the images of famous people to convey a message not necessarily associated with them. Photo 3 utilizes Hitler and his wrongs to persuade people to not ride alone, to not show they are with Hitler, and join a car club when in reality, Hitler does not have any sort of association with riding alone or a car club. Another type of propaganda used in photo 3 is fear. Fear is a technique very popular among political parties and PACs in the United States. It is shown in the photo because

Propaganda uses appealing imagery and twists facts to create positive but false impressions in order to gain more support. Authoritarian governments use these propaganda to convince the people that their loyalty to one ruler is the right thing to do. This book aimed to instill hatred for the Jews in German children from young. Negative depictions of Jews created a false impression so that children would grow up thinking of Jews as enemies.

When I was watching the movie “Triumph of the Will” I can clearly see a great example of political propaganda. What Hitler was doing here is spreading his ideas and beliefs to convince the public. The article Paradox of Propaganda states that “When Luis Bunuel showed his edited version of Triumph of the Will to an audience consisting of President t was most artistically satisfying”. (Wikipedia 1) So, most of the things in the movie is symbolic just how Hitler wanted it to be.

This analysis of Nazi propaganda will examine how the Nazi Party used propaganda images and rhetorical strategies during the “Third Reich”. I will examine the propaganda cartoons titled, “The Rhine and the Ruhr”, “The Vampire in the Ruhr Area” and “Jewish Conspiracy Against Europe”. I will use two quotations from Burkes essays, the first being, “[…] whereby the “Aryan” is elevated above all others by the innate endowment of his blood, while other “races” in particular Jews and Negroes, are innately inferior,” (Burke, 156). The second quotation I will use from Burke’s essay states that, “[…] a number of essentially different enemies must always be regarded as one in such a way that in the opinion of the mass of one’s own adherents the war is being waged against one enemy alone. This strengthens the belief in one’s own cause and increase one’s bitterness against the attacker,” (Burke, 151). I will use a quote from Mein Kampf which states that, “it was and it is Jews who bring Negroes into the Rhineland, always with the same secret thought and clear aim of ruining the hated white race by the unnecessarily resulting bastardization, throwing it down from its cultural and political height […] He weaves a net of enemies,” (Hitler, 325). The last quote I will use is from Goebbels’ “The tasks of the Ministry for Propaganda” which states that, “the age of extreme Jewish intellectualism is over […] the past is lying in flames […] the future will rise from the flames within our hearts