1. I would define propaganda as something that is biased and it has a goal to persuade a certain group of people to do something.
Definition: http://www.dictionary.com/browse/propaganda
2. According to dictionary.com, propaganda is "information, ideas, or rumors deliberately spread widely to help or harm a person, group, movement, institution, nation, etc."
3. My eye is drawn to the man riding the horse. This is because he is wearing a yellow outfit, so my eye is immediately drawn to the bright color. It is also because this image is at the center of the poster and is made the focal point of it. My eye is also drawn to the words "YOUR DUTY." This is because they are written in all caps, and they are written in a bright color (orange).
My eye is first drawn to Uncle Sam. This is because he is clearly the focus of the poster, and he is pointing directly at me, which causes my eye to be drawn to him and his pointing finger. My eye is also drawn to the word "YOU." This is because it is written in all caps and is written in a bright color (red).
My eye is first drawn to the soldier. This is because the soldier is the main focus of the poster, and he pops out as soon as I look at the poster. My eye is also drawn to the phrase "I WANT YOU." This is because it is written in all caps, it is underlined, it is written in a bright color (red), and it is at the top right of the poster, immediately attracting my eye.
4. I think the artist hoped that people, especially men, would feel inspired to enlist into the war. I know this because the soldier in the poster is portrayed as heroic, so the artist hoped men would see this and believe that they would be seen as heroes of America if they enlisted into the war.
I think the artist hoped that people, especially men, would be persuaded to join the army. This is because Uncle Sam is looking and pointing directly at the reader. The artist hoped that doing this would make men feel as if the government is wanting them to join the war, which would maybe make them feel pressured into enlisting.
I think the artist hoped that people, especially men, would feel inspired to join the navy. This is because in the poster, a navy soldier is portrayed as a confident and handsome man. As a result, the artist hoped that men would see this and want to be like the solider portrayed, which would make them want to enlist into the navy.
5. The ideal target for this poster is U.S. men. This is because the poster was created to persuade people to enlist into the war and fight for the United States, which is seen by the message on the poster: "Come on, boys! Do your duty by enlisting now!"
The ideal target for this poster is U.S. men. This is because the purpose of the poster is to get men to join the army and fight in WWI. This is seen by Uncle Sam pointing at the reader with the message, "I want you for U.S. Army."
The ideal target for this poster is U.S. men. This is because the poster was created in order to inspire men to join the navy and fight for the United States. This is seen by the message on the poster, which is pretty much the same as the second poster's message: "I want you for the Navy."
6. I am very comfortable with the idea of the federal government spending tax dollars to create a propaganda campaign to convince people of something because if they aren't trying to persuade people and spreading the idea, then less people are likely to become involved. This is because they aren't very informed about the idea. Propaganda campaigns help persuade more people to support an idea and help people become more informed about certain ideas, which is a good thing because if more people are involved, then more money can result from it, and the tax dollars the government used to create the campaign can potentially be earned back plus more.
7. I believe that the federal government felt it was necessary to invest in producing propaganda posters during WWI because many men throughout the United States most likely didn't feel inspired to join the war or simply weren't interested in joining the war effort to fight for their country. As a result, they created propaganda posters and portrayed soldiers as strong and confident heroes, which helped persuade more men to join the war because they wanted to be like the soldiers on the posters.
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