Propaganda During World War I

‘I want YOU’ to donate time into reading this. Propaganda is information biased or misleading to believe to take part into something. The government used many poster propaganda to sway the opinions of Americans, and to inspire to enlist or donate during World War I. “On which side of the mirror are you?”, “Step into your place”. and the “Hunger breeds madness” posters were the most effective.

The poster “On which side of the mirror are you?” convinced wealthier men to enlist. Most men who were wealthy believe it was a poor man’s war. The suited man in the picture has his hands in his pockets, symbolising not wanting his hands dirty. Classicism was a large role in WWI. The U.S. army was mostly poor men looking for free food and housing in

exchange for their service. This poster shamed classicism, and convinced wealthier men enlist.
The poster “Step into your place!” convinced all men to enlist, whether their job be a judge, doctor, police officer, factory worker, miner, or anything else. Men that enlist will all be the same: troops to reinforce the U.S. army. The poster portrays the line to enlist as being short, meaning it doesn’t take long to become a soldier. By stating “step into your place,” the poster portrays enlisting as a duty, and that all American men need to enlist.
“Hunger Breeds Madness,” encourages Americans to donate food to the U.S. troops. Without food, our army would be weak and vulnerable. Starvation would eventually cause our troops to go mad. The poster shows a child and a woman, both possibly deceased due to hunger. There is an empty bowl by their hands. The man standing next to them looked very weak.
Propaganda was used by the government to convince the American people to enlist, buy bonds, or donate food. The most effective of the lot were,”On which side of the mirror are you?” which convinced wealthier men to enlist,”step into your place!” which convinced all men to enlist, and “Hunger Breeds Madness,” which convinced the U.S. people to donate food to the troops. All three were effective.