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Propaganda In World War I Children

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World War I was a war that forced America to take on the role of feeling and being seen as a dominant power to other countries. Americans initially wanted no part of the war and considered themselves lucky that an entire ocean stood between them and the fighting that was happening (Quote book 752). This War would last from 1914-1918, with American joining the Allied forces in 1917. Not all support the war effort, which presented a problem for America. There were various tactics used to gain the support of the people. The government at the time knew that they needed all the support of the citizens of America. With more than 4 million men removed from the workforce and moved to the armed forces, this left gaps in the workforce that needed to be filled. …show more content…

Roffin F. Collins “This is Your Propaganda, Kids: Building a War Myth for World War I Children” looks at the use of propaganda in American magazines to gain children involvement in war efforts. Pier P. Pedrini and Jean-Patrick Villeneuve’s “Fear Propaganda: From the Great War to modern communication” also focused on the use of propaganda in World War I, but their approach to the topic in relation to WWI focused on the use of fear to incite involvement. While both of these text did great jobs of arguing their points and analyzing several posters, P. Pedrini and Jean-Patrick Villeneuve’s article was better at getting its point across than Roffin F. Collins. Even though the authors conduct their analyses differently, they both utilize varying modes of ethical appeals, emotional appeals, and logical appeals to advance their arguments. The war efforts provoked many ethical dilemmas, creating many ethical appeals for both

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