Importance of Essentials in World War I Propaganda

Hi, this is my Unit three project.

My videoing of my World War One propaganda poster.

Let's get started.

So the title of this is the importance of essentials

and World War One propaganda.

Hi, I'm linda Gilani and this is the poster I

chose. Yeah.

A little background information about the poster.

The artists is our fe weather bride cock.

Title is Don't waste paper papers Essential pound of paper

waste his pound of fuel waste.

You can see that don't waste paper.

Paper Essential is bold and red and underneath it again

says a pad of paper wasted is a pound of

fuel wasted.

And the publisher of this blister was Central States Paper

Trade Association, which was in the United States.

It was published between the 1914 and the 1918s.

And just looking at the image, you can see that

there's a clear focal point of the poster is the

largest trash can that is filled with different qualities of

paper and behind the poster is like a darker moon

is soldiers marching.

You can see that along the border of the I

would say above the title.

Don't waste paper of your central an american flag that

is in bright colors.

Now going off onto analyzing the poster.

I broke it up in different symbols that were very

clear to me.

The first thing I did was the trashcan filled with

paper and the titles I said at one I said

was paper representing the mistakes that were made.

So during this time in war, the United States started

to get involved into world war Germany actually Germany and

many other countries were fighting in the war slash And

the United States entered around April 1917 and everything changed.

The soldiers that were fighting needed supplies and food.

Yeah. And americans were put to the test of how

far their lawyers who were reached and helping the war

effort, which, and the way I saw this symbol was

that the paper in the trash represents the impact systems

had. And the message that was sending don't waste paper

essential was showing that it didn't matter what your role

was in the war, whether you're a soldier or assisted

living through it, Your actions affected how we would do

in the war, considering we're very limited to the resources.

So during this time we established that we needed more

supplies. So unfortunately the National Paper Trade Association was sent

out was founded and they, there was a delay in

the supplies of paper.

So that is probably why the artists decided to create

this poster during that time.

Because it was essential that we, that the citizens did

not waste anything at all, whether that was a piece

of paper, okay or fuel because everything was essential during

this time for in order for the United States to

win. So that was one of the first symbols that

I chose.

Looking at the poster and the message, the meaning behind

the message that was in bright letters on the poster.

As for the second symbol, I decided to reflect behind

trashcan. It was a very different mood than looking straight

forward. Behind.

It was a very dark mood that it was a

little bit unclear and you can see the soldiers are

marching like I said, and there was a mayor and

flight that was wearing bright colors.

So during the time of the war there was a

lot of uncertainty and a lot of the citizens and

soldiers didn't know if they would even be alive.

The next step which can be very scary.

And considering there was a lot of battles, the Germans

actually bombed a american marine chip And it killed 128

soldiers of our men.

It was not an easy fight and that's why I

think the artist wanted to show that behind to show

that this is what happens when we waste supplies.

This is what's happening behind the scenes up.

We honestly don't know about.

Mhm Okay.

Now with those struggles, the United States was able to

In July 1917 to create the war Industrial Board, which

was an organization that was sent to organize and some

production to the United States to support their efforts which

helped Amos to fully winning the battle.

Okay, now, if you noticed clearly that there is a

lot of color in the american flag and I think

the author did this on purpose.

The artist, I just wanted to use the american flag

as simple.

Another symbol you could say for the audience that the

american flag, even to this day is a representation of

freedom and hope.

And I think that's what he was trying to delay

the message to that.

Yes are yes, whatever we do impact the war and

behind the scenes, there's a lot going on but we

need to remember what we're fighting for and what we

are representing and that there is hope through the tunnel.

If we keep doing our part in doing what needs

to be done, then we will be able to win

this battle.

And I think that was what the artist was aiming

for with the american flag being so colorful in the

background because yes, this was not an easy battle.

And yes, there are people that did not go in

the war, but we need to realize it didn't matter

big or small.

Whatever our role was, Everybody impacted the impacted how the

United States did, and represented them, whether they win or

loss. And we needed to be able to support each

other through everything that was going on.

And that is what I believe is the overall idea

of this poster that was made by our Faymann Badcock

and the message that he wanted to send to his

audience and don't waste paper paper essential how to Yes,

it was very straightforward, but had a way deeper meeting.

So yes, So thank you.

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