Kat Hurtado
Frost
Period 3
31 May 2016
Propaganda CBA Through the course of history, there are various methods to convey ideas and influence the people. Whether it may be the use of artwork to glorify the Catholic Church, or patriotic speeches such as those made by Hitler, as well as the usage of propaganda posters that help influence the people. During the world wars, there were many opportunities to use propaganda posters to get a group’s message out. The two propaganda posters to be compared were created during World War II. The cause of the war was to get of rid of fascist governments, such as fascism in Germany, as well as fascism in Italy. There were two sides of the war, the Allied Powers and the Axis Powers. The Allied Powers consisted
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The propagandist used similar tools of trade that the first poster possessed. One of the similarities is glittering generalities. In this poster it used the word, “Nationalsozialisten,” which translates to Nazis. This becomes glittering generalities because the word Nazi could either have a positive or negative meaning depending on who viewed the poster. Since this was German propaganda, German civilians viewed Nazis in the positive sense and believed they would help make Germany great again. Also, this becomes similar to the first poster because they are both viewed in a positive aspect, the viewers believe that the poster is claiming a true statement. Another similarity that the two posters possessed is transfer. Due to this poster being a part of Adolf Hitler’s campaign for running for president of Germany, he uses the words, “Reich” and “loyal and united”, to persuade viewers to vote for him. This is the case because the German Reich is the German government, and if people are loyal and united to Germany then the German Reich will never cease to exist. This then can create a nationalistic stir of emotion within viewers and persuade them to vote for Adolf Hitler. On another note, there are other tools of trade used in this poster. One tool of trade is bandwagon, which is saying that if other people believe in this, so should you. The poster showed this with the words, “if you are united and loyal”. If other people are being loyal and united in order to keep the German Reich alive, so should you. This communicated the message being addressed because no one wants to be seen as the odd man out and different from their neighbors. And lastly, another tool of trade is fear, which is seen in the propaganda used to show a circumstance that is usually dreaded if something is not done. This can be viewed in the poster with the caption, “The Reich will not be destroyed if you are united and loyal”. The dreaded circumstance
During WW1, the Americans had influenced the war by propaganda. Propaganda is when you spread rumors to influence society. Propaganda was used to affect Germany, Great Britain, and the United States. In Germany propaganda was used to give the soldiers morals and people with false information that was sent by balloons or planes. In America propaganda was used to persuade other Americans to join the war against Germany. In Great Britain, propaganda was meant to convince men into joining the war and for people to save food for the war effort.
In conclusion, even though the Nazi political party was known for their constant dependence on advertising, throughout the World War II and all history this king of propaganda has been no stranger to any type of government. Its power should never be underestimated since it has the ability to be used as a weapon of political warfare and determine the magnitude of the sovereignty of a particular government, in other words, it can make or break a social movement. Works Cited http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nazi_propaganda http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_propaganda_during_World_War_II http://wiki.answers.com/Q/How_effective_was_Government_propaganda_in_World_War_1 http://www.bl.uk/learning/histcitizen/voices/testimonies/life/backgd/before.html http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/propaganda_in_nazi_germany.htm http://www.calvin.edu/academic/cas/gpa/goeb36.htm http://www.ess.uwe.ac.uk/genocide/statements.htm http://www.ess.uwe.ac.uk/genocide/statements.htm https://www.msu.edu/navarro6/srop.html The Hunger Games Left to Tell Enciclopedia Salvat
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“World War Two: Government Posters. How did Britain encourage people at home to help win the war?” The National Archives. 2008. http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/documents/education/propaganda.pdf
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