Propaganda in WWII
What is propaganda:
Propaganda is something used to promote a political view. It came in forms of posters, songs, comics, newspapers, and motion pictures. You could see both sides of the war using propaganda to get people on their side.
Goals/Roles of Propaganda:
Propaganda was put out to convince people to do something or think a certain way. Such as, the Axis powers would put out propaganda showing how they were "good", or "doing good". As for the Allied powers they would send out propaganda convincing people of the bad the Nazis were doing. Enemy planes would fly over the opposing country and drop posters saying how their country/leader is evil or doing bad.
What it did for America:
It would immensely help out America with convincing people of their ways after the bombing of Pearl Harbor. Before the Pearl Harbor bombing America had wanted to stay out of the war so they would have little ads or posters come out saying how isolation was best. However, after the bombing all of the get in and help with the war propaganda came out.
Examples:
America's way of getting people to car-pool.
The British Put this out to keep their people aware of the Nazis.
Sources:
http://www.netplaces.com/world-war-ii/life-at-home/the-role-of-propaganda.htm
http://library.thinkquest.org/C0111500/ww2/american/amerprop.htm|
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