Join the Navy

Title

Join the Navy

Subject

American propaganda in WW1

Description

[ID: U.S. Navy recruitment poster titled "join the Navy your country needs you" and stating "the reasons why the navy needs more men" and addresses the qualities of the "Navy life." /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 ("Navy" "country" "needs" "you")
Achieve a Response: positive perception and sentiment towards onself and the Navy that leads to enlistment

Source

Join the Navy Your country needs you. Photograph. Library of Congress. https://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/00651870/.

Original Format

Photo

Physical Dimensions

121x150

Files

service-pnp-cph-3g00000-3g07000-3g07700-3g07758_150px.jpg

Citation

“Join the Navy,” American History of Propaganda, accessed November 19, 2024, https://mail.ahop.reclaim.hosting/items/show/13.