Destroy this mad brute: enlist

American poster depicting a girl being carried away by a gorilla wearing a German helmet and carrying a club. The poster was one of the most effective forms of communication to the public at large during the First World War. Following the entry of the United States into the conflict in 1917, they produced a large amount of recruitment posters that were prominently displayed around the country. Many designs, including this one, depict the enemy as barbaric and threatening the virtue of the rest of the world; the use of the semi-clad Classical woman as representing the United States was a common trope in First World War propaganda. The representation of Germany as a vicious primate was used again in posters during the Second World War.