Honors.2007

Slide 1: World War I Propaganda Posters

Slide 2: Expansion of Federal Government

Slide 3: -“World Cry”: the US is helping the entire world -The middle figure looks like -US Food Administration George Washington doesn’t hide the fact that they - allows the country people to do sponsored this poster all that they can at home -These people aren’t fighting, but they are helping the country -Beautiful country in the background, not all of the -Encourages people to help the industries and factories victory garden which provides -“The Spirit of ’18” is all about food for the US, letting the patriotism and helping your soldiers have all of the canned country and manufactured food.

Slide 4: -Save the sugar for the -Save the sugar for the soldiers, use molasses at home soldiers -The scale shows how sugar -A straightforward message and molasses are the same, so from the government why not use molasses -The soldiers are in the background, not out directly in front -Hides the gruesome facts of the war while reminding -Army is in the background so the Americans to remember it shows how the people will be the soldiers supporting the soldiers -The “Best Louisiana Molasses” encourages people to use domestic products

Slide 5: -Encouraging others to not waste food and to give it to -Background looks like a war zone others to help (Not America) -Not a lot of color -All of the people in the background are reaching up for food -The people in the -The women and children are the background are ones starving, not the soldiers looking up to the sky for outside help (from the US) -Showing women and children starving play up emotions, and show how the US can help other countries

Slide 6: -audience is Americans (American women in -if you eat canned food, it will help the particular) soldiers be successful and beat -the guy in the can is Germany pretty scary -What are you doing at home? Are you - an advertisement too doing something to help the war? - emphasis on YOU -The US administration seal -Shows the guy already isn’t on this advertisement canned (as if we have - the iron helmet and already beaten him) sword show how the -By supporting this cause, Germans are fighting this is a way to “can” the Germans

Slide 7: US School Garden Army: Patriotic: feel important, draws kids be on a road to success Trying to Can help even get kids though they’re want to join kids army. Girls and More Simple: doesn’t boys can draw one in as much as aspire to other ones, Not focused help. on one person but children. Hypnotizing kids to follow.

Slide 8: Expansion of the Federal Government Kendall, Marion, Emily

Slide 9: Need everyone to work hard, for a victory in war Bigger than factory: makes you seem important and a big contributor. Little men in background: makes YOU seem important US Shipping and Board Emergency Fleet Corp.

Slide 10: Stars on Uncle Sam’s Jacket Big font most hand on his important shoulder: friendly figure Worker: looks strong and heroic, ideal worker. Directions to “Help Win”: directed to workers and companies US Fuel Admin.

Slide 11: Save the War: makes you feel needed and important Hurting the war if wasting gas. Save the gas, Red: Very help the war. important, a serious and grave issue. Lists problems so people will be knowledgeable. Catch phrase that people Drops of will leaking remember. gas. From US Fuel Administration

Slide 12: Women Ace, Carolyn

Slide 13: Clothing and Audience: scenery makes Women it seem like they’re directly part of the war effort like the men—like the Audience: YWCA is as women believe important as that they are actually fighting just as capable as men and deserve to be treated as such Showing that the women are just as Purpose: Trying involved in the to get women to war effort as apply to the Land the men Service Committee Outcomes: If people listen Author: The Land to this, more women will Service Committee join the YWCA

Slide 14: African Americans Kelsey and Alia

Slide 15: Americans always fight for A. Lincoln: seems Godlike- freedom and democracy you’re serving his vision  Purpose: facial expression In the civil war African Americans calling fought for freedom African- Americans to This war is also a fight for freedom fight in WWI Historical Context: You wouldn’t find blacks and whites Purpose of WWI was spreading fighting together  in democracy, this the poster they are way, African- against each other Americans feel like they’re fighting for freedom Guns pointing at the white People: African Americans Reference to Vs. whites (German Civil War Solders) (Confederate soldiers and African-Americans fighting Lincoln) make them for America deserve civil remember rights for their duties their fight for freedom in the True Sons of Freedom: They know what its like to fight Civil War for freedom  spread freedom