Focus Question: How did propaganda reflect tension over American national identity and America's role in the world?
World War I created a repressive atmosphere for civil liberties, and challenged the concept of American identity. Additionally, America's first propaganda agency, the Committee for Public Information, worked tirelessly to sell the war to the American people through print media, radio, and speeches.
Choose one image from WWI Propaganda folder and analyze using HAPP-Y. Consider what emotions they are appealing to.
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ReplyDeleteH: Comittee on Public Information headed by George Creel. This organization was created in order to make the American people sold on the war.
A: Americans and those who are against war
P: To persuade the American people to be for war and not against it. Also to sell the world on Wilsonian war aims. The "Four Minute Men" gave "patriotic pep talk" speeches to all Americans against war.
P: Greorge Creel is the head of the Comittee on Public Information whose purpose was to sell America on the war and Wilsonian war aims.
Y: Propanganda reflected tension over national American identity because the American people became split on the topic of whether to be for war or against it. Many wanted America to remain neutral but it became unavoidable to do so.
"Sugar—save it" picture
ReplyDeleteH: During WWI, when it was important to ration for the war effort
A: American citizens, probably women, because they did the cooking and grocery buying. Also a way for women to get involved in the war effort that was not combat.
P: To encourage Americans to use less sugar so that more food could be sent overseas for the war, on a basis of voluntary compliance
P: The United States Food Administration, headed by Herbert C. Hoover, didn't want "compulsory edicts", such as ration cards, so instead used propaganda through pamphlets or bulletins to influence people to save food for export. Used to mobilize the economy and country
Y: This propaganda poster reflected the success of voluntary compliance, and showed the nationalism and patriotism in America at the time. Americans didn't need to be forced to ration their food, such as sugar, they did it voluntarily out of patriotism and wanting to help the war effort.
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ReplyDeleteSugar Save It
ReplyDeleteH-> This was after the U.S. entered WWI and instead of using rations, they wanted to do voluntary cutting down of food, which lead to meatless Tuesday's and wheat less Wednesday's.
A-> The audience are the people of America.
P-> The purpose was to persuade Americans to voluntary cut down of the food they eat to help their European allies.
P-> The POV was the United State Foods Administration, and so they were on the side for conserving food.
Y-> Propaganda was used to make the US feel morally obligated to help their fellow allies. Like how the government said that war was for making the world safer for democracy, they are again trying to use morals to make the citizens voluntarily aid their allies.
H- America had joined the war, and there was a draft in the military
ReplyDeleteA- young men of America
P- to convince young men to join the military
P- "Uncle Sam", has a nationalistic point of view, believes it is the duty of the men to defend their country
Y- the military became the country's worldwide presence, specifically in Europe