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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 2014
Page
11
Mount Mercy University starts a semester-long commemoration of World War I with a panel discussion from 7 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the Betty Cherry Heritage Hall. More details via the university's news calendar or by calling (319) 363-1323.
Joe Sheller reflects on the 1918 influenza pandemic and the protracted postwar era. He notes Europe’s ruins, Russia’s shift to the USSR, the Red Scare in the United States, economic turmoil in Germany, and cultural upheaval as jazz and flappers reshape society.
Allison McNeese recounts Iowa's WWI role with 114000 Iowans serving of 500000 registered, plus 116000 Americans dead nationwide. Notable figures include Merle Hay and Marion Crandell, Camp Dodge and Fort Des Moines training, Babel Proclamation, and state tensions over German language. highlights Iowa’s mixed legacy in wartime service and civil rights.
David Klope argues that WWI CPI posters using fear and emotion shaped political advertising. Modern campaigns imitate black and white imagery to trigger impulse over reason, with viewers able to resist by examining candidate platforms and using online information.
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