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The overall purpose of my poster is to get people to purchase liberty bonds. Liberty bonds were war bonds issued by the united states during World War I. The purpose falls into the category of financing the war and also enforcing loyalty. Financing the war could be done by personal investments or donating money, so by purchasing liberty bonds it raised money to finance military operations. Liberty Bonds also gave people the opportunity to contribute to the war effort. Liberty Bonds were first issued in April 1917, however they weren’t selling well. In order to raise the selling rate, the government used various forms of propaganda. Many posters were made and the government also planned bond rallies at cities. Eventually by the end of the
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Source A is a propaganda and was created by Norma Lindsay for the Commonwealth Government of Australia in 1918. It was sourced by W.E Smith LTD. Sydney. This poster Depicts a group of armed German soldiers threatening a young man pinned against a water tank. The other victims in this scene include an elderly man in the foreground, who has been shot, an elderly woman on her knees pleading with their captors, and a young woman in a state of half-undress who is being restrained by two German soldiers in the background.

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In April of 1861 the bloodiest war that America had ever been involved with broke out between the states in the Union and the Confederate States of America. This war was costly for each side in terms of man power and finances. In order to counteract the financial drain that the war was putting on the Confederacy’s economy the treasury began producing sheets of bonds that could be bought by the public and then sold back to the Confederate government at the end of the war. I am interested in researching these bonds because I have grown up seeing them in my house for as long as I can remember. My family has always had 4 prints of these bonds hanging in our house .

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The goal of the United States was to “mobilize a nation, as well as create an army” (Telzrow, 1). Things such as songs, newspapers and art were used as a way to influence public opinion. The goal of propaganda was public unity. One example of propaganda would be a poster with the words “Come On! Buy more Liberty Bonds” pictured with a U.S. Soldier which can be seen in the “Committee on Public Information”.

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