Throughout the duration of America’s involvement in WWI, the U.S. government used propaganda in order to influence the American public. This propaganda often included messages about how the American public could contribute to the war effort. An abundance of posters included a message about enlisting in the U.S. Army. For instance, propaganda poster #40 portrayed such a message while using the propaganda technique of transfer. In this poster, a woman is standing on America holding a sword and an American flag, which allows the citizens positive feelings freedom to be transferred to the poster. Another way in which the government attempted to influence the American public was by telling citizens to buy liberty bonds. One propaganda poster, #20, …show more content…
An additional way that the government attempted to influence the American public was by demanding that citizens should eat less food so that the soldiers could have more. In this way, the soldiers could stay strong and healthy in order to best fight the enemy. This was the message in propaganda poster #39, which used the propaganda technique of fear. The poster depicts a man with a burning torch standing over a collapsed mother and child, and it reads “Hunger breeds madness”. The dead mother and child inflicts fear on the viewer, causing them to not waste food. Moreover, another way in which the government attempted to influence the American public was by asking people to join the YMCA or Red-Cross. One propaganda poster that contained such a message was propaganda poster #7, which used the propaganda technique of testimonial. In the poster, President Woodrow Wilson is is endorsing Y.M.C.A work, which is how the poster includes a testimonial. The poster reads, “Indorse Y.M.C.A. work… 35,000,000 needed… You can help,” so those that can work in the Y.M.C.A. are tempted to