WW1 propaganda posters

1. I have no idea what propaganda means, i have heard of it but never really took the time to figure out the meaning

2. Propaganda is defined as the information, ideas or rumors deliberately spread widely to help or harm a person, movement, institution, nation, or more

3.  Image of Ads
Image 1: i notice immediately the children hanging onto their mother while a bunch of pots and pans are surrounding them, my eye was drawn to the mother who looked like she was reaching towards something in the distance. this image was drawn with very dull colors almost as if to show how sad it is the caption seems to have nothing to do with the picture "buy more liberty bonds" as if children are going to show that message. i feel like the author is trying to show sadness throughout the image, the babies being held onto while not enough attention is on them is very sad to look at.

Image 2: i notice a woman wearing the american flag while grasping onto a pole or some cross in the middle of the ocean. the image seems to be protesting about a persons life, but again the image does not seem to go with what the caption is saying. it is obvious that the woman is pointing to the other side when it says "over there" and down to the lower caption for every cent you can spare" with an sad emotionless expression. the author tried to show pity the face on the girl wearing the flag is representing the face of what should i do, i have no idea look.

Image 3: Right away you can tell that it is a soldier that seems to be hurt maybe in battle, it is an ad for liberty bonds saying that it is our duty to do something since he did something for us. it is a drawing of this man laying down with his gun while  bomb seems to be going off in the background. the coloring is dull as if it is showing that without liberty bonds it is a dull life, and nothing else can go on until YOU do something about it.the author wants us to feel sad for this soldier that has just died and for us to do something about it.

Image 4: It stands out to me right away that the stature of liberty is being shown while it looks like a bunch of people are on some cruise, with all of their stuff laying right by them. the caption on this photo is talking about how good life is and to improve it even more you gotta pay for liberty bonds. the image being shown is very vibrant in colors and is showing the great state of New York. the factories being shown could mean that there are jobs welcome and if you pay for bonds it is possible you will have a job. this author wanted us to be happy and to show that there is more to life then moving.

The target in all of these images is us the readers that have read the Ad, you can tell because mostly every caption describes that it is our duty talking to the readers of the ad.

I am not very comfortable with the idea of spending tax dollars on creating a campaign, because the money we give off shouldnt be wasted towards something that not everyone agrees with.

I think the federal government felt it was necessary to produce a propaganda towards posters, because they wanted to get the word around about things america needs to do to improve.