American propaganda during World War II
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American propaganda during
World War II
By Julie Finnøy
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ContentWWII approaching.Roosevelt – OWI and the Writer’s War Board.Themes.Examples: posters.Advertisement.Dr. Seuss.Animation – Walt Disney.Effect.
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WWII approachingGeneral feeling.Losses sustained during WWI.Energy spent at home – improvement.War starts in Europe (1939) – not their war.
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Roosevelt – OWI and the Writer’s War Board
No longer comfortably distant;
Pearl Harbor 7.Dec 1941 - Japan attacks.
4 days later Hitler declares war.
1942 – Roosevelt creates the Office of War Information. War info + P.
WWB – privately organized. Collaborated with the government.
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Propaganda themesAnti-German, Italian and Japanese.“Loose lips can sink ships” – careful, spies.Victories – heroism.Optimism (false?) – won’t be a long war.War effort conservation, limited supplies. production, victory gardens. Buying war bonds – a patriotic act. womanpower, enter the work force.“The girl next door” pin-ups. Symbol + fight for.Pro-British, Russian, Chinese and Filipino.
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Propaganda postersEarly war poster –
Nazi threat closer than you think.
Imagery.Swastika.Innocent, patriotic
children.Buy war bonds –
financial support.
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Needed materials and supplies for war effort.
Urging people to conserve gas.
could fuel tanks and aircraft.
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“For your country’s sake today – for your sake tomorrow”.
Help win the war – also gain more rights.
campaign to get women into the armed forces and wartime production industries – needed more workers.
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AdvertisementAds supporting the war.Lucky Strike; From green to white
packaging – to save bronze for weapons.
Sales through the roof.Coca-Cola used similar
techniques.
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Dr. Seuss• “Dr. Seuss goes to war”• Book, Richard H. Minear.• Political cartoons, sway
the public opinion.• Critical of isolationists
opposing the U.S. entering the war.
• appeasement policy, letting Germany take land that they had to give up after WWI.
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Walt Disney8. Dec 1941, U.S.
government.Army personnel
stationed at his studio.The U.S. army and
Disney made films for different audiences – propaganda, training/educational videos for troops.
Intended to build morale.
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Der Fuhrer’s Facehttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T4tDTe9sOdU
&feature=related
6:56
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Out of the frying pan, into the firing line
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s06_l6V-0MQ&feature=related
0:10
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EffectMorale.36 billion dollars purchased in bonds by
individuals. (Children accounting for close to 1 billion).
Women were encouraged to enter the work force.
Also spread information – what to do and what not to do.
Optimism.Encouraged people to help – seen as patriotic.
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Sources http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s06_l6V-0MQ&feature
=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T4tDTe9sOdU&feature=related
http://library.thinkquest.org/C0111500/ww2/media/images/posters/ride.jpg
http://library.thinkquest.org/C0111500/ww2/media/images/posters/shadow.jpg
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_propaganda_during_World_War_II
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_home_front_during_World_War_II
http://library.thinkquest.org/C0111500/ww2/american/amerprop.htm