Beat back the Hun with Liberty Bonds

Title

Beat back the Hun with Liberty Bonds

Subject

American propaganda in WW1

Description

[ID: Poster of German soldier with bloody bayonet and fingers. Below reads, "Beat back the Hun with Liberty Bonds." /end ID]

Analysis
Deliberate: premeditated
Systemic: part of a methodical and regular campaign by the American government and media  
Attempt: perceptual, cognitive, behavioral 
Shaping Perceptions: language ("beat" "hun" "liberty loan"), image (German soldier, blood)
Achieve a Response: negative perception and sentiment towards the Hun that leads to purchasing war bonds

Source

Strothmann, Frederick., Artist. Beat back the hun with liberty bonds / F. Strothmann. 1918. Photograph. Accessed February 2022. https://www.loc.gov/pictures/collection/wwipos/item/94505100/.

Original Format

Photograph

Physical Dimensions

512x640

Files

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Citation

“Beat back the Hun with Liberty Bonds,” American History of Propaganda, accessed November 19, 2024, https://ahop.reclaim.hosting/items/show/18.