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Great War Propaganda

Posters from the First World War, 1914–1918

Posters that governments used to recruit soldiers and raise money during the First World War, with the words on each poster in the original language and in English.

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  1. Unit 1How does a poster persuade?What did wartime posters ask people to do, and how did they make their case?3 sources

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Sources

  • Poster

    We'll Get Them!

    Abel Faivre, 1916, Paris

    FrenchChecked

    First World War (1914–1918)Propaganda and persuasionTrade, markets and money

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  • Poster

    I Want You for U.S. Army

    James Montgomery Flagg, 1917, New York

    EnglishChecked

    First World War (1914–1918)Propaganda and persuasion

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  • Poster

    Help Us Win!

    Fritz Erler, 1917, Munich

    GermanChecked

    First World War (1914–1918)Propaganda and persuasionTrade, markets and money

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