WWI Propaganda

1) Propaganda is a publication that invokes some sense of hough on a subject and suggests a stance on that subject, or action that needs to take place.

2)Propaganda is "information, especially of a biased or misleading nature, used to promote a political cause or point of view".-google "Propaganda"

Piece 1) The first thing I notice when looking at this image is the man on a horse, the color of gold, and I think that this shows the glory you can attain by enlisting, specifically targeting young men this piece of propaganda is very specific in saying enlist, its your duty.
Intent on this is to get young men to join the war effort
assumptions about the audience are that they enjoy camaraderie and consider themselves patriotic

Piece 2) The first thing i notice about this image is uncle sam's pointing finger, and eyes directly facing the viewer, and the word "you" emboldened. This piece has very bright colors and is more demanding of the viewer saying "I want you" to enlist
The authors intent is to make people enlist in the US army
The assumption about the viewer is that they feel the need to help when called upon

Piece 3) The first thing I notice about this poster is the separation between "I want you" and the rest, with the woman in-between, implying that if you enlist in the navy you might have women more attracted to you
The authors intent in this poster is to portray benefits of joining the navy, getting girls, and the promotion headline at the bottom
The artists assumption about the viewer is that they are young men who still are yet to settle down(marry)

I am very comfortable with the government using tax dollars to create propaganda, especially in america where it is less likely that the government is corrupt and feeding lies to the public. My thoughts are, if the government is in need then most likely we should respond and help

I think the federal government saw it necessary to invest in propaganda posters during WWI because of our not being completely prepared for a large confrontation, much less hundreds of miles away. These posters helped get people to invest, and enlist, and contribute in many ways towards the war effort in order to aid in stopping the war