these are the pictures that slipped into
our stream of subconsciousness and
stayed there welcome to watchmojo.com
and today we’re counting down our picks
for the top 10 propaganda posters for
this list we’ve looked at propaganda
posters from any country group
historical event or political persuasion
and have selected posters based on their
impact and historical context number 10
liberators it’s fair to say the Nazi
Party had a penchant for propaganda and
this particular piece has to be one of
the heaviest images of anti-american
Ness ever known drawn by Norwegian
cartoonist Harald dams liffe liberators
shows the United States as a mechanical
morally flawed monster carving a trail
of destruction through Europe the u.s.
is shown as a gun-toting bomb dropping
money grabbing sex-obsessed race set out
to fulfill the exact opposite of this
posters title pledge this is the
American dream given a nightmarish
makeover village college to lessen the
C’s or EE physi for instance fight yeah
yeah my dad my saga my fila visitas AQIS
old oil number nine open trap first to
feel the sting of Japanese steel are the
USS Oklahoma and Utah the latter a 33
year old target ship if there’s one
thing that propaganda posters do well
it’s racism following the attack on
Pearl Harbor and America’s entry into
the already raging Second World War
caricatured oriental figures could be
found all over advertising and everyday
life this poster and ones like it we’re
done to dehumanize the Japanese as much
as possible and lessen negative feelings
at home as conflict between the two
nations increased with its buckteeth big
ears exaggerated eyes and poor grammar
open trap make happy Jap is a notorious
example of racial dehumanization the
once-mighty Arizona now rests on pearl
harbors muddy bottom a pitiful relic of
its former self
grim monument to the treachery of Japan
number eight to defend USSR there are
two distinct strategies when it comes to
conveying subliminal messages in a time
of conflict paint the enemy is evil or
make yourself look righteous the makers
of to defend USSR chose the latter here
the might of the USSR is presented
beyond any doubt adopting a cubist
machine like look the Red Army is
presented as seemingly impenetrable
projecting strength and nationalism the
image suggests that the defenders of
Mother Russia can only be marching
towards victory and there is no one who
can stand in their way
number seven beat back the Hun with
Liberty Bonds the message is clear if
you don’t buy Liberty Bonds you are
aiding a monstrous enemy to invade from
across the Atlantic created at the
height of World War one beat back the
Hun is a brutalizing look at the German
army seen through the eyes of the United
States of America
the posters striking contrasts between
dark dirty skin and red gleaming blood
is enough to give anyone bad dreams at
night and it was enough to have many
Americans reaching for their purse
strings pronto
number six they shall not pass
sometimes the best way to drum up
camaraderie during times of war is to
present that war as realistically as
possible designed in 1917 by Maha snow
mall but not released until 1918 as
German armies were advancing in France
this stirring image depicts defiance in
the face of very real fears in allied
Europe that opposition forces might be
too strong however Allied forces did not
give up and like the poster soldier held
their ground more than a motivational
picture this French poster helped
popularize a mantra used for the
remainder of the First World War
Hey
number five keep calm and carry on
it may of course be that at any time
violent and dire events will open if so
we shall confront them with fortitude
keep calm and milk a meme it’s not often
that a propaganda slogan translates
particularly effectively into pop
culture but in the case of this poster
the switch has been made seamlessly
designed as a morale boost for the
British public in 1939 as the second
world war loomed ahead Keep Calm wasn’t
actually displayed during the conflict
itself in fact most of the 2.5 million
copies of the poster were pulped by 1940
when uncovered in the year 2000 however
the motto was still perfectly reflective
of the UK’s stereotypical
stiff-upper-lip the day is Victory in
Europe day tomorrow will also be victory
in your day but let us not forget for a
moment the toil and effort that lie
ahead
number 4 Zhu Ling China
anything the West can do the East can do
just as well as caricatured and
exaggerated as anything seen stateside
this bloody massacre of a message sees
the Chinese public warned against the
Western imperialist way a less than
friendly US General Douglas MacArthur
has US war crimes placed literally into
his hands while the bombs that had
become synonymous with America
post-world War two destroy a Chinese
factory released at the beginning of the
Korean conflict
there’s nothing cold about this hellish
cold war scene number three daddy what
did you do in the Great War ninety years
ago the young men of Britain volunteered
on mass to fight for their country in
the First World War on a typically
complex example of British first world
war propaganda this poster delivered a
powder keg of emotional blackmail and
guilt prior to the introduction of
conscription in 1916 the British war
effort relied upon volunteers supplies
of which had peaked in 1914 devised by
Arthur gun and artist Savile Lumley the
poster was aimed at recruiting otherwise
uninvolved but able men into the war the
daddy poster was so effective in fact
that gun himself volunteered soon after
however Lumley would apparently disown
the work following the end of the war
number two we can do it no job seems too
difficult for them to tackle or too
intricate although only produced for the
workforce of one single company rosie
the riveter has had us rolling up our
sleeves for years
J Howard Miller created the now iconic
image thought to be based on factory
worker Geraldine Hough to inspire the
employees at Westinghouse Electric to
keep churning out plastic helmet liners
for the US war effort since its
resurfacing in the 1980s the image has
come to stand for all manner of
motivational purposes especially and
most obviously among feminists and
women’s groups and the women are they
doing all right
beyond anything anyone ever dreamed of
they’re doing something in almost every
department in the plant and I don’t mean
just shirts and checkers before we
unveil our top pick here are a few
honorable mentions
number one I want you
we end our list with some full-on
unapologetic tugging at one nation’s
patriotic heartstrings
although Uncle Sam imagery had been in
use since at least 1812 it was this 1917
poster used for the recruitment drive in
both the first and second world wars
that made him an icon effectively a
remake of an equally iconic British
recruitment poster which featured Lord
Kitchener the James Montgomery flag
designs poster is proof to the power of
eye contact no self-respecting man would
take a stare down from Uncle Sam and
turn away from their duties for good or
bad he wants you
you
do you agree with our list whose
propaganda passed us by form or
subliminally influential top 10s
published every day be sure to subscribe
to watchmojo.com
our stream of subconsciousness and
stayed there welcome to watchmojo.com
and today we’re counting down our picks
for the top 10 propaganda posters for
this list we’ve looked at propaganda
posters from any country group
historical event or political persuasion
and have selected posters based on their
impact and historical context number 10
liberators it’s fair to say the Nazi
Party had a penchant for propaganda and
this particular piece has to be one of
the heaviest images of anti-american
Ness ever known drawn by Norwegian
cartoonist Harald dams liffe liberators
shows the United States as a mechanical
morally flawed monster carving a trail
of destruction through Europe the u.s.
is shown as a gun-toting bomb dropping
money grabbing sex-obsessed race set out
to fulfill the exact opposite of this
posters title pledge this is the
American dream given a nightmarish
makeover village college to lessen the
C’s or EE physi for instance fight yeah
yeah my dad my saga my fila visitas AQIS
old oil number nine open trap first to
feel the sting of Japanese steel are the
USS Oklahoma and Utah the latter a 33
year old target ship if there’s one
thing that propaganda posters do well
it’s racism following the attack on
Pearl Harbor and America’s entry into
the already raging Second World War
caricatured oriental figures could be
found all over advertising and everyday
life this poster and ones like it we’re
done to dehumanize the Japanese as much
as possible and lessen negative feelings
at home as conflict between the two
nations increased with its buckteeth big
ears exaggerated eyes and poor grammar
open trap make happy Jap is a notorious
example of racial dehumanization the
once-mighty Arizona now rests on pearl
harbors muddy bottom a pitiful relic of
its former self
grim monument to the treachery of Japan
number eight to defend USSR there are
two distinct strategies when it comes to
conveying subliminal messages in a time
of conflict paint the enemy is evil or
make yourself look righteous the makers
of to defend USSR chose the latter here
the might of the USSR is presented
beyond any doubt adopting a cubist
machine like look the Red Army is
presented as seemingly impenetrable
projecting strength and nationalism the
image suggests that the defenders of
Mother Russia can only be marching
towards victory and there is no one who
can stand in their way
number seven beat back the Hun with
Liberty Bonds the message is clear if
you don’t buy Liberty Bonds you are
aiding a monstrous enemy to invade from
across the Atlantic created at the
height of World War one beat back the
Hun is a brutalizing look at the German
army seen through the eyes of the United
States of America
the posters striking contrasts between
dark dirty skin and red gleaming blood
is enough to give anyone bad dreams at
night and it was enough to have many
Americans reaching for their purse
strings pronto
number six they shall not pass
sometimes the best way to drum up
camaraderie during times of war is to
present that war as realistically as
possible designed in 1917 by Maha snow
mall but not released until 1918 as
German armies were advancing in France
this stirring image depicts defiance in
the face of very real fears in allied
Europe that opposition forces might be
too strong however Allied forces did not
give up and like the poster soldier held
their ground more than a motivational
picture this French poster helped
popularize a mantra used for the
remainder of the First World War
Hey
number five keep calm and carry on
it may of course be that at any time
violent and dire events will open if so
we shall confront them with fortitude
keep calm and milk a meme it’s not often
that a propaganda slogan translates
particularly effectively into pop
culture but in the case of this poster
the switch has been made seamlessly
designed as a morale boost for the
British public in 1939 as the second
world war loomed ahead Keep Calm wasn’t
actually displayed during the conflict
itself in fact most of the 2.5 million
copies of the poster were pulped by 1940
when uncovered in the year 2000 however
the motto was still perfectly reflective
of the UK’s stereotypical
stiff-upper-lip the day is Victory in
Europe day tomorrow will also be victory
in your day but let us not forget for a
moment the toil and effort that lie
ahead
number 4 Zhu Ling China
anything the West can do the East can do
just as well as caricatured and
exaggerated as anything seen stateside
this bloody massacre of a message sees
the Chinese public warned against the
Western imperialist way a less than
friendly US General Douglas MacArthur
has US war crimes placed literally into
his hands while the bombs that had
become synonymous with America
post-world War two destroy a Chinese
factory released at the beginning of the
Korean conflict
there’s nothing cold about this hellish
cold war scene number three daddy what
did you do in the Great War ninety years
ago the young men of Britain volunteered
on mass to fight for their country in
the First World War on a typically
complex example of British first world
war propaganda this poster delivered a
powder keg of emotional blackmail and
guilt prior to the introduction of
conscription in 1916 the British war
effort relied upon volunteers supplies
of which had peaked in 1914 devised by
Arthur gun and artist Savile Lumley the
poster was aimed at recruiting otherwise
uninvolved but able men into the war the
daddy poster was so effective in fact
that gun himself volunteered soon after
however Lumley would apparently disown
the work following the end of the war
number two we can do it no job seems too
difficult for them to tackle or too
intricate although only produced for the
workforce of one single company rosie
the riveter has had us rolling up our
sleeves for years
J Howard Miller created the now iconic
image thought to be based on factory
worker Geraldine Hough to inspire the
employees at Westinghouse Electric to
keep churning out plastic helmet liners
for the US war effort since its
resurfacing in the 1980s the image has
come to stand for all manner of
motivational purposes especially and
most obviously among feminists and
women’s groups and the women are they
doing all right
beyond anything anyone ever dreamed of
they’re doing something in almost every
department in the plant and I don’t mean
just shirts and checkers before we
unveil our top pick here are a few
honorable mentions
number one I want you
we end our list with some full-on
unapologetic tugging at one nation’s
patriotic heartstrings
although Uncle Sam imagery had been in
use since at least 1812 it was this 1917
poster used for the recruitment drive in
both the first and second world wars
that made him an icon effectively a
remake of an equally iconic British
recruitment poster which featured Lord
Kitchener the James Montgomery flag
designs poster is proof to the power of
eye contact no self-respecting man would
take a stare down from Uncle Sam and
turn away from their duties for good or
bad he wants you
you
do you agree with our list whose
propaganda passed us by form or
subliminally influential top 10s
published every day be sure to subscribe
to watchmojo.com
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