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19 Historical Propaganda Posters That Were Quite Effective

Throughout modern history, governments have used art and posters to try and sway public support and opinion.

By Daniel Bonfiglio

Published 6 months ago in Wow

Throughout modern history, governments have used art and posters to try and sway public support and opinion. Think of them like the political memes of old. Posters like these were at their peak during World War II, but still exist in different forms today. Here are 21 of the most effective propaganda posters in history. 

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    19 Historical Propaganda Posters That Were Quite Effective

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    This third famous Norman Rockwell from 1943 promotes free speech.

    19 Historical Propaganda Posters That Were Quite Effective

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    And war bonds.

    19 Historical Propaganda Posters That Were Quite Effective

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    Designed to encourage Russian workers to rise up against imperialism, these posters illustrated by Dimitri Moor spanned over a decade from the 1920s to the 1930s.

    19 Historical Propaganda Posters That Were Quite Effective

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    19 Historical Propaganda Posters That Were Quite Effective

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    “The guarantee of German military strength!”

    19 Historical Propaganda Posters That Were Quite Effective

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    "I Want You" by James Montgomery Flagg, 1940, to encourage enlistment.

    19 Historical Propaganda Posters That Were Quite Effective

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    Alerting the public to possible German spies during World War II.

    19 Historical Propaganda Posters That Were Quite Effective

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    The red represents the Russian revolution, and communists piercing the old ruling class. Made by El Lissitzky.

    19 Historical Propaganda Posters That Were Quite Effective

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    Years later he helped encourage Russian war efforts against Germany.

    19 Historical Propaganda Posters That Were Quite Effective

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    The British counterpart to the famous American “We Can Do It” poster, encouraging women to join the war efforts. Illustrated by Phillip Zec.

    19 Historical Propaganda Posters That Were Quite Effective

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    Pro Benito Mussolini poster in Italy.

    19 Historical Propaganda Posters That Were Quite Effective

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    China promoted mass inoculations, believing that the United States were going to use bacterial weapons against them.

    19 Historical Propaganda Posters That Were Quite Effective

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    This poster encourages Chinese women to join the labor force, Illustrated by Ning Hao, 1954.

    19 Historical Propaganda Posters That Were Quite Effective

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    Illustrated by Norman Rockwell, these two posters were designed to draw women into helping with the war effort, the second featuring Rosie the Riveter. After illustrating propaganda for many years, he eventually turned to supporting civil rights efforts.

    19 Historical Propaganda Posters That Were Quite Effective

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    This 1968 poster of Argentine marxist Che Guevara by Jim Fitzpatrick became the face of the anti-Vietnam war protests, Paris student protests, and continues to be used by guerrilla groups in Columbia, Mexico and more.

    19 Historical Propaganda Posters That Were Quite Effective

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    Micah Ian Wright used the model of old World War II posters to criticize the Iraq invasion in 2003.

    19 Historical Propaganda Posters That Were Quite Effective

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    19 Historical Propaganda Posters That Were Quite Effective

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    Recent poster opposing net neutrality.

    19 Historical Propaganda Posters That Were Quite Effective

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