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"Women of Britain Say 'Go! '" was produced in March 1915.It was printed by Hill, Siffken and Co Ltd, London, and published by the Parliamentary Recruitment Committee, [7] who produced the majority of the early recruitment posters in World War I. [8] It was one of a collection of posters commissioned by the Committee which were targeted towards women. [9]
The media was expected to take sides, not to remain neutral, during World War I.When Wilhelm II declared a state of war in Germany on July 31, the commanders of the army corps (German: Stellvertretende Generalkommandos) took control of the administration, including implementing a policy of press censorship, which was carried out under Walter Nicolai.
Uncle Sam often personified the United States in political cartoons, such as this one in 1897 about the U.S. annexation of Hawaii. In 1835, Brother Jonathan made a reference to Uncle Sam, implying that they symbolized different things: Brother Jonathan was the country itself, while Uncle Sam was the government and its power. [14]
The paper does not tell that all political cartoons are based on this kind of double standard, but suggests that the double standard thesis in Political Cartoons may be a frequent frame among possible others. [20] A political cartoon commonly draws on two unrelated events and brings them together incongruously for humorous effect.
A political cartoon from 1919 depicting the October Revolution's impact on the Paris peace talks. The first Red Scare in the United States accompanied the Russian Revolution (specifically the October Revolution) and the Revolutions of 1917–1923. Citizens of the United States in the years of World War I (1914–1918) were intensely patriotic ...
In honor of the upcoming election on November 8th, (don't forget to cast your vote!) take a break from this election and see how those before us have expressed themselves about issues of the time ...
The U.S. entered the war in April 1917, which achieved Wellington House's primary objective. The DOI increased its production of war films, but did not know what would play most effectively in the U.S., leading to nearly every British war film being sent to the States thereafter, including The Tanks in Action at the Battle of the Ancre and The Retreat of the Germans at the Battle of Arras ...
Art has the power to entertain, inspire, and provoke thought—sometimes all at once. Few artists navigate this balance as effortlessly as Henry James Garrett. Combining charming illustrations ...