One medium that was used for positive propaganda during World War I was the poster. There were a myriad of posters published during this time; most contained a slogan on them. One example shows a bulldog with a helmet (the US Marines) chasing a German dashund and the words "Teufel Hunden" at the top--the German nickname for the Marines. Another poster is also a recruiting poster that reads:
If you are an electrician, mechanic, or telegraph operator, you belong in the U.S. Army Signal Corps. If you are not, we will train you; get in now.
A motivational poster that was hung throughout the country was one reading, "American Red Cross--Our boys need sox--Knit your bit. One suggests that women buy war bonds; it has Joan of Arc upon it, brandishing a sword.
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