WWI / WWII CANADIAN PROPAGANDA POSTERS

Weapons of Mass Dissemination: The Propaganda of War

Canada & other countries during WWI & WWII used persuasive images built on emotional headlines, bright colours & strong symbolism, to evoke feelings of fear, anger, pride & patriotism. Posters, books, toys & postcards helped to support recruitment, promote military-related production, inform citizens about proper conduct, raise funds for the war effort, rationing of food/supplies & assure them that their governments were taking appropriate action.

War Propaganda: Conserving Needed Resources

War Propaganda: Donating for the War Effort

War Propaganda: Getting the public to invest $ to support the war

War Propaganda: Factory Workers are Important & Brave too

War Propaganda: Recruiting

War Propaganda: Making a fearful public (the war is necessary)

War Propaganda: Getting the public to invest $ to support the war / baby causes parental protective feelings, map symbolizes patriotic feelings

War Propaganda: Aimed at factory workers: Do your best job, soldiers lives depend on it

War Propaganda

War Propaganda: The government using guilt to control/influence the public

War Propaganda: Getting the public to invest $ to support the war

War Propaganda

War Propaganda

War Propaganda: Getting the public to conserve necessary items needed for the war

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War Propaganda

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War Propaganda

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War Propaganda: Recruiting

War Propaganda: Getting the public to invest $ to support the war

War Propaganda: Trying to use citizen's religious faith to convince them to support the war like they support their church / religion

War Propaganda

War Propaganda

War Propaganda: Confincing the public that they should collect materials needed to help produce items needed for the war

War Propaganda: Getting the public to invest $ to support the war

War Propaganda: Recruiting

War Propaganda: Recruiting

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War Propaganda: Recruiting

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War Propaganda: Recruiting

War Propaganda: Recruiting

War Propaganda: Recruiting

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War Propaganda: Recruiting

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War Propaganda: Recruiting

War Propaganda: Getting the public to invest $ to support the war

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War Propaganda

War Propaganda: Recruiting

War Propaganda

War Propaganda: Recruiting - My Personal Favourite!

War Propaganda: Recruiting

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War Propaganda: Encouraging the public to support the war by working hard at war factories (eg. building many good planes)

War Propaganda: Recruiting

War Propaganda

War Propaganda

War Propaganda

War Propaganda: Getting the public to invest $ to support the war

War Propaganda: Recruiting

War Propaganda: Recruiting

War Propaganda: Recruiting / General Support for the War

War Propaganda: Getting Men to Volunteer to Fight (Kill for their country / gov't)

War Propaganda: Trying to sway public opinion to agree with the government's cause

War Propaganda : Revenge!

War Propaganda: Recruiting

American War Propaganda: Recruiting

American War Propaganda

American War Propaganda: Recruiting

American War Propaganda

American War Propaganda: Recruiting

Propaganda: the organized spreading of information to influence thoughts, beliefs, feelings & actions. Propagandists exploit the power of words & images to create persuasive messages that cause feelings of fear & anger, pride & patriotism by intentionally presenting only one point of view.