War I And World War II

Initially, U.S. politicians and citizens had differing opinions of whether or not they should take action in the war. Although many in society and congress disapproved war, Wilson eventually managed to get the approval and set forth the first drafting law, the Selective Service Act. Indeed, there were still many anti-war protests reoccurring and therefore, the government set up the nation 's first propaganda agency, the Committee on

No man can sit down and withhold his hands from the warfare against wrong and get peace from his acquiescence .” President Woodrow Wilson could not maintain neutrality after a series of events that threatened the interests of the US. Wilson knew that he would not have the support of a diverse American public upon entering the war, so he came up with a plan. He designed the Committee on Public Information to advertise pro-war propaganda. He needed to convince the people that an involvement in the war was needed “to make the world safe for democracy .” Propaganda was heavily used to mobilize the public opinion of a united war effort, and it was also an attempt on homogenizing a pluralistic nation. The positive effects of this use were it unified a heterogeneous society, and it was able to get the Americans to invest their time and effort on the war. The negative effects of this were it caused hatred to those who were of the enemies’ ancestry, and false advertising lead to a loss of many innocent lives.

Propaganda was a great way to make citizens start thinking about the war against Germany, it also brought awareness to the people in the document it says “Theres a German spy among us, a German spy watching us.” This is how propaganda was created. There were also many different heritages represented in the United States and they needed their support for the war. These speeches also urged citizens to buy liberty bonds, so they could make money for the war against Germany.

The poster convinced Americans to help support and prepare not only the America for the war but also provided materials to the Allies. Together as a whole nation America united to help the Allies be more prepared than Germany while at war.

There were many tactics used by the United States in order to unify citizens because the government felt as if Americans didn’t know who the real villain was. The government thought it was necessary to get everyone on America’s side in order to, “convince men to go to war with the risk of sacrificing their life to kill others.” (From Lecture) In order to accomplish this, the U.S created the Committee on Public Information otherwise known as CPI that was headed by Herbert Hoover. Their task was to oversee all war propaganda and ensure that it met their standards. One way the CPI tried to persuade Americans included creating movies that informed Americans about how Germans or “Huns” were the ones that needed to be eradicated. Another form of

Americans were willing to help the country if it entered the war; this was shown through newspapers, magazines, and Propaganda. They would create portrait encouraging people, especially youth, to sign up for the U.S. Army. The famous one propaganda portrait was “I want you” by James Montgomery Flagg. He drew Uncle Sam pointing his index finger and saying “I want you for the U.S. Army enlist now” People believed if The United States entered the war then the war would be over quickly. Thousands of young American men joined the army and navy. “There are a great many American citizens who feel that we owe it as a duty to humanity to take part in the war.” (Senator George W. Norris’s speech before the Senate, April 4,

America’s spirit of volunteerism was in many ways the product of a carefully constructed government propaganda machine that underlay each of its wartime measures. The centerpiece of the government’s propaganda campaign was the Committee on Public Information (CPI), a federal agency established just one week after Wilson’s declaration of war. The CPI’s objective was to convince the American public of the “absolute justice of America’s cause [and] the absolute selflessness of America’s aims” (Woodrow Wilson, as quoted in Zeiger, 79). To be sure, the converse of this was also true; the objective was not only to glamorize U.S. efforts, but to demonize the enemy, as a slew of racialized, highly derogatory anti-German propaganda made clear. To this end, the CPI made full use of the burgeoning fields of professional advertising and public relations, creating and distributing posters, pamphlets, billboards and slogans for agencies like the Fuel Administration, the USRA, and the Selective Service System and programs like the Liberty Loan drive. Hoover made perhaps the most extensive use of CPI propaganda for his Food Administration. Posters with catchy slogans like “Wheatless days in America make sleepless nights in Germany,” and “If U fast U beat U boats,” drove home the government’s message: every American was a soldier in this war and only by doing one’s part could the United States fend off German aggression and make the world safe for democracy. Other CPI

Firstly, American propaganda was made initially to portray Germans in a negative light, to fuel the hatred between Americans and Germans. An example of this would be a picture of German soldiers roasting Belgium babies over a fire. German soldiers weren’t doing this but this picture was created to fuel their hatred. This was to demonstrate the German aggression that was being dealt with. Some more examples of propaganda would be all the signs that were put up, such as an Uncle Sam poster saying I want you or a poster telling you to buy a bond so that the military could fund war efforts.

A state of isolationism was a goal too great for America to handle. America and its leaders had sought to stay out of both World War I and World War II only to be pulled in by intense happenings that inflicted chaos on the nations people. World War II would be a time in American history that would bring many fresh war tactics and developments, that helped to pull a depraved nation from the depths of a depression as well as pledge the freedom and prosperity of its opposing nations. Dangerous discoveries will be made in the world would be left to be governed by two world powers.

During the 20th century, devastating events prevailed over the encouraging ones. Two World Wars appeared during the 1900s: World War I and World War II. Many countries lost soldiers over the course of both wars. During the First World War, America originally decided to remain neutral. American ships had to cease trading with Germany due to a naval blockade by Britain. This effect did not stop Woodrow Wilson from exchanging products with European countries. Wilson trading with Britain and France angered Germany and forced America into war. This war that America was forced into caused roughly 100,000 deaths, and World War II, alone, led to nearly 500,000 deaths. However, the citizens elected one president who beneficially changed American

Propaganda refers to when biased information is spread to influence a certain audience to promote another political opinion. Propaganda greatly influenced the home front by convincing civilians to get involved by downplaying the WW1. They came up with many ways to convince homefront to defend their country and claimed that it would be a very “swell” place to go.

Throughout history the United States has been involved in many different wars. Their involvement has brought forth many significant events and changes that have affected the American way of life. I will briefly discuss the events and the United States involvement in World War I and World War II. I will give a brief overview of both wars and explain exactly how and why the United States joined in each.

Dwight D. Eisenhower once said, “We are going to have peace even if we have to fight for it.” This quote is an accurate description of the mindset during both World War 1 and World War 2. There are many aspects of war that can be compared and contrasted. I am going to compare and contrast World War 1 and World War 2. I will explain how they started, what happened or changed during both, and how they ended.

While the United States was still seen as holding a neutral position, the Allies and Central Powers began to use propaganda in an effort to push the United States into War. German propaganda only persuaded a very small percentage of American’s, which focused more on Russian government and opposition of the Jewish race. Britain more closely related

War has always been a part of human life and the evolution of every country in the world. War could occur within a country or between two or more countries. Yet, some could get caught in a war just because they are allies with the country at war. And there are a variety of reasons why a war occurs, such as expanding a country’s power, gaining independence, or political and economic reasons. World War 1 and World War 2 were the most brutal wars in the world. The conflict in World War 1 was between the central powers (Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Turkey) and the allied powers (France, Britain, Russia, Italy, Japan, and the U.S.). The start of the war triggered when one of those countries declared war on the other. On the other hand, the