Propaganda posters painted an unrealistic picture of war because they showed Americans as

Propaganda posters were designed to encourage support for the war, so they often emphasized confidence, patriotism, and success. They generally did not show the fear, injuries, suffering, or deaths that were part of actual war. That made the posters’ picture of wartime life unrealistic: they showed only happy people, not people suffering or dying.

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