Thursday, April 14, 2011

Blog 9: WW2 imagery

This propoganda is used to get people's emotions involved. It is pretty much telling anyone in the war to protect themselves from sexually transmitted diseases. I personally thought this was funny because the government was looking out for its military, only so that they can use them for their own needs which will most likely hurt them.


This photo was taken by Arthur Green. The nazis torpedoed the USS MENGES in the Mediterranean and this coast guard seaman died at his battle station. To me the picture is depressing because of the way he is dead. He is hanging almost upside down with his head faced toward the ground.


This was drawn by Arthur Szyk. It is a caricature of the Axis Powers. This poster is from 1942 and shows Hitler, Mussolini, and Tojo holding hypodermic needles. Soldiers were given shots sometimes before going on their leave. I thought this was kind of funny because the Axis Powers have nothing to do with sexually transmitted disease, but the poster is connecting them to it.

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