The Brandeis University World War I and World War II Propaganda Posters collection includes nearly 100 different images (a majority from the WWI era) addressing a variety of American war aims. The ...

WORCESTER — The messages were not subtle, but they were direct. "Halt The Hun!" says the caption of one poster as a gallant-looking American in uniform, sword by his side, puts his hand on the face of ...

While some of the propaganda posters commissioned by the U.S. Office of War Information during World War II were designed to inspire fear, other posters -- like photographer Alexander Liberman's ...

The expression “loose lips sink ships,” has become part of the American popular lexicon, almost as common as other expressions such as “going cold Turkey,” or “pitching in.” Despite its humorous ...

Keep calm and carry on: a quintessentially British phrase that has been exported and imprinted the world over. But before becoming a viral meme, this remnant of World War II was first overlooked and ...

The message on a poster sounds awfully familiar: “The Consumption of Sugar Sweetened Drinks Must Be Reduced.” This wasn’t the all-too-familiar warning about obesity and diabetes we hear today, but ...

During World War I, 18,000 American soldiers were infected with STDs every day. By the height of World War II, that number had decreased to 600 per day–partly thanks to a fierce propaganda campaign ...

Propaganda was used to great effect on all sides during World War II, however no other country produced as many propaganda posters as the United States. Propaganda was used to increase support for the ...