Create a 6 pages page paper that discusses similarities and differences between nazi germany and soviet union poster propaganda in the twentieth century.

Create a 6 pages page paper that discusses similarities and differences between nazi germany and soviet union poster propaganda in the twentieth century. Both the Soviet Union and Germany used propaganda posters to incite their citizens to support the cause of their nations during World War II. In comparing their posters, it is clear that the use of fear was one way in which to incite an emotional response towards the causes that the posters represented. The Soviet Union defined their enemy as outside of the nation, while the Nazis created internal threats through providing images that placed Jewish people in a context with invented threats to diminish their humanity. Differences are also evident in the styles and methods with which the posters were created. Through an examination of Soviet and Nazi propaganda posters of World War II, the styles of the work and the identification of threats can be contrasted for differences and similarities. Jowett and O’Donnell write that “there was little appreciation of the specific social and political conditions that had made World War I propaganda so effective” (228). The nature of propaganda is to influence, but in order to create effective influence, the imagery and text had to connect to the social conscious of the viewers. An example of a poster that did not connect to the social conscious that was considered brilliant for its intentions and artistry, but was declined by the Soviet Union government was that of El Lissitzky’s “Beat the Whites with the Red Wedge” (1919) (see Figure 1).