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1 World War I Propaganda Posters from: www.firstworldwar.com/posterswww.firstworldwar.com/posters

2 What is Propaganda? information, especially of a biased or misleading nature, used to promote or publicize a particular political cause or point of view.

3 Australia

4 Belgium This is a poster encouraging people to buy bonds and reinvest in national reconstruction.

5 Canada

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7 France All loyal roosters must fight for France! Just kidding: The rooster is a symbol of France (like the eagle in the USA).

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10 Germany The Kaiser and the People thank the Army and Fleet

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13 Russia The Struggle of the Red Knight with the Dark Forces

14 Soviet Union/Post Revolution Russia Proletarians of the World Unite

15 Soviet Union/Post Revolution Russia Never Buy in a Private Shop When You Can Buy in Co- operative

16 Soviet Union/Post Revolution Russia The Czar, the Priest and the Kulak All were enemies of the new Soviet/Communist order. Note: Kulaks were small to midsized businesspeople and independent farmers. The Kulaks were harshly cracked-down on in the 1920s under Stalin.

17 Great Britain

18 John Bull, the English Uncle Sam, in a poster very similar to Flagg’s “I Need You” poster with Uncle Sam.

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20 Australia, Canada, New Zealand and India all sent millions of men. About one million Indian soldiers fought for Britain in the First World War and about 100,000 were killed or wounded.

21 Great Britain In 1914 Ireland was still a British colony (much to the displeasure of most Irish). This is mainly aimed at the Protestant Irish whose ancestors came to Ireland in the centuries prior to WW I.

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30 An appeal to recent immigrants to enlist.

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