Fear of the Enemy Reinforced by Government Propaganda.
When the United States entered the war, the American government sent consultants to Toronto to study Canadian war posters and to make recommendations for an American poster campaign. They concluded that the most effective posters were based purely on emotional appeal. This poster by G.K. Odell was considered a particularly effective piece of propaganda.
In Canada, the government displayed posters on billboards, in streetcars, in factories and wherever else they would be noticed by large numbers of people.
Courtesy: Canadian War Museum, National Museum of Man, National Museums of Canada (S83-15,S83-16)
