Austrian-Hungarian Archduke Franz Ferdinand was assassinated by Serbian nationalists on June 1914. Upon hearing the news of their Archduke, Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia. This immediately initiates WW1 and drives Europe to side with their allies. The major alliances were the Allied Powers and the Central Powers. Britain, France, Russia, Japan, and many more were the Allied Powers. Germany, Austria-Hungary, the Ottoman Empire, and others were the Central Powers. People, if they haven’t already, began identifying with their nation or began to be nationalistic.The Treaty of Versailles ended the war on June 28, 1919. The treaty blamed Germany for the war and as a result, Germany was fined fifty-six billion dollars and the size of its…show more content… Propaganda posters were visually appealing and could be easily reproduced and reprinted in different languages. The US hired Charles Dane, who at the time was one of America’s most famous illustrators to volunteer his artistic creativity to the war effort. The majority of poster produced during WW1 were made to appeal to the emotions of Americans. Some posters encouraged young men to enlist in the air force (Doc M). The point of such posters was to promote war efforts. Along with propaganda, the U.S. utilized laws to control the public. The Espionage Act of 1917 prohibited interfering with the draft and statements the could potentially block military success. The Sedition Act of 1918 made it a crime to speak against the government and the war effort. Charles Schenck was found guilty of violating both Acts. Justice holmes’s opinion of the court in the case if Schenck vs. U.S., “If someone’s words get in the way of the military recruiting service that person will be charged and held responsible” (Doc E). The public was prohibited from speaking and was forced to abide with the war. This shows how people were controlled to think and view a topic a certain
