Ww1 Propaganda Poster Analysis

War was a new experience for Australians. Australia was a dominion of the British Empire so they were egger to demonstrate their loyalty to the mother country. Australia reacted to the outbreak of WW1 in two major ways. Through is extensive use of propaganda and the roles the women perused as a result to the absence of the men
Propaganda had a major influence on individuals in WW1.Propaganda could appear in the form of a magazine, book, newspaper, radio, leaflet or poster. Propaganda usually involved s distortion of the truth and often outright lies. Propaganda was utilised to persuade millions of individuals to enlist and pursue the experience of war. Propaganda posters would predominantly resemble images with limited text. However the text was demanding and was usually the salient image “Australians arise, save her …show more content…
The poster also included text that resembled word Australia crossed out with Germany relacing it implying that if individuals don’t take action then Australia would be a German dominated country. Propaganda posters would use a form of ‘guilt tripping’ on the men to persuade them to join the army. The posters would usually consist of individuals giving a look of demand which would target the person directly. This caused the number on enlistments to increase as men felt as if they were letting their country down if they didn’t enlist for the army. These images would also portray the ideal experience of war. It would make men feel as if they missing out on the adventure and experience war could provide. In 1914 the working hours where excruciatingly long and individuals didn’t often receive the pay they deserved. The posters often advertised the handsome fee soldiers would receive and how it was four times more in Australia then Britain. This intrigued young men who weren’t employed and those who received low play. Propaganda didn’t only affect the men perspective on the war it also highly impacted the women’s point of

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