WORLD HISTORY

HISTORY

WORLD WAR I AND THE RUSSIAN REVOLUTION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
During World War I, U.S. propaganda posters often portrayed German soldiers as:
A
Honorable opponents
B
Violators of human rights
C
Unbeatable enemies
D
Liberators of oppressed peoples
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -President Wilson and his administration developed a series of propaganda campaigns that focused on the patriotic duty of all Americans to back the war effort in order to defeat the enemy, thus enabling the preservation of democracy at home and abroad.

Detailed explanation-2: -During the First World War, propaganda was used around the world for fundraising, to build hatred of the enemy, and to encourage enlistment. Posters were an ideal method of communicating this propaganda, as they could be printed and distributed quickly in large quantities.

Detailed explanation-3: -American Propaganda in 1942 to boost wartime production at home and undermine enemy morale in Europe, Asia, and Africa.

Detailed explanation-4: -“Home Front, War Front: Sewanee and Fort Oglethorpe in World War I: Anti-German Sentiment, ‘’ many media outlets labeled German-Americans as “a threat to European civilization and the American values of peace, democracy, and liberty” and portrayed them as “aggressive, materialistic, savage and uncivilized.”

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