Red Cross
Did the Red Cross specifically make propaganda posters, Yes or no
Yes
Defend the Flag, Defeat the Kaiser — Your Country Needs You!
Not
Thousands of women served on or near the front lines as part of this international humanitarian organization, driving ambulances and treating wounded soldiers.
The Red Cross
What was used to print in WWI?
WWI posters relied on multi-color chromolithography
Did America change names of German foods on their posters?
Yes, sauerkraut was changed to Liberty cabbage and Frankfurters was changed to hot dogs or Liberty Dogs
Did the Red Cross raise Less or More than $250M
More, they raised approximately $400M
Gott strafe England!
Prop
A popular German anti-British slogan meaning "God punish England!".
Were women allowed to go to the frontlines during WW1?
Yes, they generally served in vital support, medical, and operational roles rather than formal
What country produced the most posters for WWI?
United States of America
Why were advertising executives and commercial publicists brought in to make posters?
It was because they understood mass psychology and marketing to effectively influence the public.
What were one of two “groups” of people who were most commonly shown on Red Cross posters
Woman or Children
Rosie the Riveter.
WW1 Or WW2
WW2
Known as the "Hello Girls," these bilingual American women braved the front lines to operate critical military switchboards.
The telephone operators
What emotions were the posters trying to invoke?
Guilt, pride in the nation, and anger
What one of the two most common ingredients that Americans were encouraged not use less?
Flour and Sugar
What common “injury” caused the Red Cross to ask for sock donations
Trench Foot
Keep the Forge Burning: Your Anvil is Their Armor!
Not
What was the nickname for the women who worked in munitions factories handling toxic TNT who turned bright yellow from head to toe
Canary Girls
What was the German style of poster that became popular in WWI?
Sachplackat
What company was created and made most of the American food posters in WWI?
The U.S. Food Administration created by Herbert Hoover?
What was the name of the Ship sent to Europe by the Red Cross Within weeks of the war starting
The Mercy Ship
They shall not pass!
Prop!
Originally used by French forces during the Battle of Verdun.
This nation's "Women's Battalion of Death," led by Maria Bochkareva, was formed in 1917 to shame reluctant male soldiers into fighting.
Russia
What name were the German's given in some posters?
Huns
Why were there so many food posters produced in America?