World War II Poster Analysis: We Can Do It !

The poster was first introduced to the public by J. Howard Miller in 1942 for an ad agency that was commissioned by the Westinghouse Power Company. The poster was one of many other commissioned posters to aim at boosting morale amongst both women and men employees. This project was also aimed to convey the American ideology of hard work, patriotism, and everyone’s necessary war effort, regardless of sex. However this poster, became more than that and was adopted as a symbol of the feminist movement of the 1980’s as well as modern symbol of female empowerment. ("Ask HISTORY: Rosie the Riveter Video.")

During World War one, the United States Navy Recruiting Bureau, and the United States Treasury Department each commissioned posters featuring women who encouraged citizens to participate in the war effort. The two posters, despite being intended for the same purpose, depict women in particularly contrasting light. Analysis of the contrasting war posters can help illustrate society’s perspective about women during the early 1900’s, their expected roles pertaining to the war effort, the strategies used to engage citizens and encourage them to become involved, and the use of imagery and symbolism that were used to achieve the posters’ objective.

Rockwell’s ‘Rosie’, which appeared on the cover of The Saturday Evening Post in the 29th of May, 1943, was inspired by a real woman by the name of Mary Doyle. It shows a muscular feminine figure in front of an American flag, on her lunch break, sitting on a stump, riveter gun on her lap, factory goggles pushed up on her forehead and wearing dirty overalls. She looks confident, strong and comfortable in this environment, doing this job freely and willingly to support the US war effort. The illustration resembles a Michelangelo’s painting from

During time of war propaganda was spreading telling women that it was their time to shine in the world of work. Posters, film, and radio were primary sources of using propaganda. A famous propaganda poster is one called Rosie the Riveter showing a woman flexing her

We can see in the poster the woman's triumphant pose with raised arms helps to associate women working in factories with a victory for great britain. As well as through the slogan used “women of Britain come into the factories” will motivate the women to join and help with the war efforts. This poster is effective at convincing the women because it will make women feel that they will have the power and influence over the outcome of the war.

The visual analysis I chose is of Rosie the Riveter, the “We Can Do It!” poster. This poster went around during the World War II to encourage all women to fill the jobs located in a factory named Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing Company. An artist by the name of J. Howard Miller first created this in 1942. His reason was to build confidence by others who misunderstood women’s rights. Representing women in early 1940’s wartime workforce produced Rosie’s character that served as a cultural icon during this time. Today it serves as a feminist icon by exalting women in various contexts in which experience inequality.

While many people know about the Depression and also World War II, most do not know how it became known as “the Greatest Generation”. Although much of this time negatively affected individuals living during this period, not only did the experiences between classes differ greatly, but so did the experiences of those who served in the Spanish Civil War, and also within different communities.

The visuals in the poster do a good job of displaying the feminist-driven message.Although it's not an official remake of J. Howard Miller's work, it continues with the same visual cues as his. At first glance, you think it's the famous Rosie the Riveter poster, with the 1950svibe and the same color palette, so it catches your attention. With a closer look, the viewer would realize that it's not the original and would continue to look and analyze the poster. At a closer observation, you can see that instead of a single female, like in J. Howard Miller's work, there are 3 colored women standing right next to each other because they literally "stand together."Going along with Rosie the Riveter's arched brows, the women's bold, challenging eyebrows

Prior to the start of World War II, Adolf Hitler had been building up and preparing military for a mighty campaign against the rest of Europe. Adolf and his generals devoted much plan to the land battles and equipment needed for those. In contrast, the Nazis gave little attention to their navy, which had bene a deciding factor of World War I. Hitler’s navy was given few resources and the production its most important weapon, the U-boat (submarine), was neglected.

America’s involvement in World War II has often been equated to the Japanese waking the “sleeping giant”, and is often thought of as an invincible superpower. The reality is that the United States’ invincibility has never been really tested. The United States’ is separated from the rest of the Western world by an ocean on either side of its borders and has therefore only had two attacks on native soil. While America’s invincibility is not easily tested, and therefore not easily discredited, whether or not the Japanese awoke the “sleeping giant” by bombing Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, is, however, debatable. The American public before the attack on Pearl Harbor were isolationists, they may have felt sympathy for the victims of

The final chapter analyzed in the course discusses the decision to use the bomb to initiate Japanese surrender and whether or not it was a necessary action. Problems in The History of World War II: Chapter 11 presents various documents ranging from a letter penned by Albert Einstein that indicates the power that can come from Uranium which initiated the Manhattan Project, all the way to discussion on how to handle the secrecy of America’s new found weapon. The chapter includes three essays from historians Gar Alperovitz, Robert P. Newman, and Barton J. Bernstein. The three men offer their takes on the necessity to deploy the atomic bomb to cause Japanese surrender.

For a start, there’s disagreement on when the war started and two common dates for when it finished. In terms of Europe, Russia generally holds that the 'Great Patriotic War ' began on June 22nd 1941 with Operation Barbarossa (the German invasion of Russia) while Western Europe uses September 1st 1939, the German invasion of Poland. Both use the date of Germany 's unconditional surrender as the end in Europe, but the Western Allies accepted the surrender on May 8th and the Russian May 9th 1945.

At the time of World War II, “Rosie the Riveter” was featured in a song, a movie, countless posters, and propaganda.

But, manufacturing and industries alike would be shorthanded because many capable men were leaving to fight in the war abroad. Drunk on the nationalistic spirit, women significantly led the charge to make certain that the American forces were well equipped to win the war. Portrayed by the empowering “Rosie the Riveter” propaganda, women all across the country worked tirelessly to provide resources for the war effort. Because of their innovations and accomplishments, the United States and the allied powers were victorious in World War II. This outcome not only squelched harmful ideologies, it allowed the United States of America and its beloved democracy to continue to flourish as an international

The second world war officially began on September 1,1939 when Germany invaded Poland. The reason given by Hitler for the invasion was the Gleiwitz incident, which saw Poles attack the German radio station Sender Gleiwitz on August 31, 1939. It later emerged that they were actually SS agents in disguise and that the attack was done so as to justify the impending invasion of Poland. The Soviet Union also attacked Poland from the east after signing non-aggression pacts with Germany and Japan. The United Kingdom and France declared war on Germany on September 3, heralding the global nature of the war.