WWII PROPAGANDA

UNITED STATES PROPAGANDA

• Used to increase support for the war and commitment to an allied victory
• This made the hatred for the enemy and support for America's allies
• People saved some of their materials so that more material could be used for the war
• "Patriotism became the central theme of advertising throughout the war

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JAPAN PROPAGANDA

• Designed to assist the ruling government at the time of war
• Used this to persuade occupied countries to undermine American troop's morale
• Wanted to present the war to the Japanese people as victorious

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GERMANY PROPAGANDA

• Used by the NDSAP in the years leading up to and during Adolf Hitler's reign
• Included the pursuit of "total war" and extermination of millions of people in the Holocaust
• National Socialist propaganda provided a crucial instrument for acquiring power
• Hitler and Nazi propagandists played on the anti-Semitism and resentment present in Germany
• Posters, films, cartoons, and fliers were seen throughout Germany

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BRITISH PROPAGANDA

• influence the population towards support for the war effort
• Traditional forms such as newspapers and posters were joined by new media including cinema (film), newsreels
• fostering hostility to the enemy, support for allies, and specific pro war projects
• Propaganda was deployed to encourage people to volunteer for onerous or dangerous war work

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