What the public thought about the war really mattered. The government needed to recruit lots of soldiers and wanted people to support them. Posters ... facts about World War One.

A visitor looks at WWI posters at an exhibition titled "Propaganda and War: The Allied Front During the First World War" in Istanbul March 17, 2015. REUTERS/Murad Sezer ...

2015-07-18T21:10:21-04:00https://images.c-span.org/Files/9f2/20150718211331003_hd.jpgJake Ersland spoke about the use of posters and other propaganda by the U.S ...

Take a historical journey to explore the history of World Wars I and II through the lens of the artists who translated war posters into community-influencing propaganda ... civic call-to-action ...

The United States was about six months into World War II when it founded the Office of War Information (OWI). Its mission: to disseminate political propaganda. The office spread its messages ...

Attendees will also have the opportunity to take a look at an authentic rations box from World War II. Don't forget to stop by tomorrow for Kids Day at the Museum: Propaganda Posters of WW1 and WW2!

Image caption, Posters urged women to help the war effort. The Women's Land Army worked on farms to grow crops for people to eat. Before rationing was introduced, posters encouraged people to cut ...