War Propaganda

This war propaganda poster was produced during World War II by the Canadian government to sway citizens to by war bonds (in Canada they were called victory bonds). These war bonds are issued by the government in order to finance military operations, while allowing citizens to feel like they are directly involved in the war against the opposing force. The posters often portray the enemy as demoniacal or non-human that are attacking or targeting innocent individuals. By doing this, the posters allow naive individuals to view the enemy as sub-human and justifying the fight against them.

In this poster, the artist portrays the Nazi regime and the Japanese as monsters that are attacking a woman and her child, whom presumably are Canadian. Although irrational, it can be deduced that the artist attempted to sway citizens to purchase victory bonds in order to keep the Nazi's and Japanese away from Canada's women and children. Regardless of how irrational it may seem, propaganda such as this allows the patriotic side of many citizens to gleam and pushes them to purchase the bonds to "help the cause".