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What messages do you think are conveyed to Americans in this 1917 poster? Check any of the boxes that apply.
Americans must not ignore threats by other countries.
Americans must unite against enemies.
American citizens are unaware of danger.
The United States should defend civilization in times of war.
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Checked: Americans must not ignore threats by other countries; Americans must unite against enemies; The United States should defend civilization in times of war.
Why:
- 1917 wartime posters typically dramatize foreign threats (often depicting the enemy as brutal) to warn Americans not to ignore danger from abroad.
- They call for collective action—unity, enlistment, buying bonds—to oppose those enemies.
- Many explicitly frame U.S. involvement as defending civilization, democracy, or freedom.
Not checked: American citizens are unaware of danger — while some posters imply complacency, the usual message is to alert and mobilize the public, not to claim that citizens are entirely unaware.
Why:
- 1917 wartime posters typically dramatize foreign threats (often depicting the enemy as brutal) to warn Americans not to ignore danger from abroad.
- They call for collective action—unity, enlistment, buying bonds—to oppose those enemies.
- Many explicitly frame U.S. involvement as defending civilization, democracy, or freedom.
Not checked: American citizens are unaware of danger — while some posters imply complacency, the usual message is to alert and mobilize the public, not to claim that citizens are entirely unaware.
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