http://www.archives.gov/exhibits/powers_of_persuasion/use_it_up/images_html/ride_with_hitler.html
2006-12-08 14:43:01 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
It is. It is a propaganda poster used during World War II to encourage U.S. citizens to carpool to save fuel for the war effort. It implies that riding alone and wasting gasoline hinders the U.S.'s success in the war, thus helping Germany and the Nazi party.
2006-12-08 14:49:09 · answer #1 · answered by elisabeth's anatomy 2 · 7⤊ 0⤋
This poster is World War II era poster in a time when resources of any sort were very scarce. Nylon and rubber were nowhere to be found, and fuel for cars, as well as food were in short supply as well. All resources were going to the Allied war effort. What the poster is implying is that by not carpooling and conserving resources, you were doing your part in turning the war in Hitler's favor.
No American in that time period wanted that label. Evidently it worked. The World War II generation of people really know how to live sensibly. Not like our generation.
And yes, that is a silhouette of Hitler in the car.
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2006-12-08 14:49:25 · answer #2 · answered by truthhandl3r 3 · 6⤊ 0⤋
It's definitely a drawing of Hitler in the car. The ad is supposed to show that by not car pooling, you are wasting petrol and thus hampering the war effort.
2006-12-08 14:49:48 · answer #3 · answered by Máirtín 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It is an outline drawing of Hitler as part of a drawing of a man driving his car. It is a propaganda poster from WWII. The idea to make you feel guilty if you weren't carpooling. Being as Hitler is dead, you don't help him by not carpooling now.
Nowadays, you should feel guilty because you are wasting the limited resources of our planet, but no one does.
2006-12-08 14:51:19 · answer #4 · answered by Richard E 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Ha! Looks like a clever little advertisement for car-pooling. Those American propagandists got to everything eh? Deffinately drawn-in Hitler in the car to answer your question.
2006-12-08 14:46:35 · answer #5 · answered by Smittay 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That is a very old (circa 1943) ad campaign that targetted people wasting gasoline during World War Two.
The USA ran campaigns like these to attempt to conserve needed materials such as silk, gas, steel, tin, and believe it or not green dye.
"Lucky Strike" cigarettes used to have a green circle in the logo. They were unable to get enough green dye and switched to the color red during World War Two..... and never switched back.
Pantyhose before World War Two was primarily silk. During the war as we needed silk more and more for parachutes..... someone came up with synthetic materials for pantyhose........ and "nylons" were born.
2006-12-08 14:51:50 · answer #6 · answered by wolf560 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes it is hitler in the car but you should have shown a clearer picture
2006-12-08 19:18:33 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, considering that the poster mentions him by name, then I would have to say yes, that is an illustration of Hitler.
2006-12-08 14:50:51 · answer #8 · answered by willow oak 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Looks more like William Powell.
2006-12-08 14:49:10 · answer #9 · answered by The Orange Deity 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes a very bad caricature of him, id say the picture is a wartime propaganda piece to attempt to get americans to conserve gasoline for the war effort
2006-12-09 17:12:15 · answer #10 · answered by cav 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋