If you look at the propaganda posters of the First and Second World Wars, you often see a bad representation of the enemy leader, stereotypical representations of enemy citizens or heroic representations of men of your country of origin followed by a motivational text. Despite the obvious fallacies that are used, scare tactics are excellent ways to promote nationalism within a country. Propaganda posters and media were widespread during both world wars, within both opposing powers. To unite the people of a country it is necessary to invoke a sense of nationalism in them. In All Quiet on the Western Front, Master Kantorek instilled poetry and beautiful ideas about nationalism in the heads of his students and eventually convinced them to join the German army during the First World War. Throughout the book, the novel's protagonist and his companions convey candor through romantic ideals of war, and this is what makes the book such a powerful anti-war novel. However, for a military leader, opacity is vital to gaining national support. In Hitler's case, it was crucial to hide the horrors of full-scale war from the people. Governments have the right to censor the media to build a military base and unite the country without internal conflict. The dirty thing about war is that to be fought, men must fight, suffer and possibly lose. their lives. Most would not knowingly embark on a suicide mission, and so they must be lured, as Kantorek lured his students. His wise phrases romanticized what the young men would face, but they still enlisted. These words would obviously be countered by a book like All Quiet on the Western Front, thus inhibiting those who wish to access it in the middle of paper......not knowing the whole story of what is happening overseas, is more easy for their government to keep them happy and involved in the war effort. This can be done by censoring anti-war novels such as All Quiet on the Western Front, such as Nazi Germany before World War II. In this way, nationalism grows without the possibility of interruption by unwanted media sources. A leader in this situation must find a strong military base, as well as maintain that strong base content. Like its soldiers, a nation must keep its common citizens satisfied. This can be done through propaganda, which presents the false and stereotyped view of the enemy, which is important for promoting nationalism. Censorship also helps to calm conflicts within a state. Overall, censorship is an essential tool for building a successful military base and uniting a country without military conflict.