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During World War II propaganda was replaced by the term "psychological warfare" or "psy-war." Psychological warfare was developed as a non-violent weapon that was used to influence the enemy soldiers and the civilians psychological states. Psychological Warfare's purpose is to demoralize the soldiers, or to get the soldier to surrender to a ...
An American propaganda poster promoting war bonds, depicting Uncle Sam leading the United States Armed Forces into battle. During American involvement in World War II (1941–45), propaganda was used to increase support for the war and commitment to an Allied victory.
WWII propaganda in the southern United States was a complex interplay of wartime messages and regional racial dynamics. As the United States government disseminated information to bolster the war effort against the Axis Powers , the unique social landscape of the American South led to distinct consequences.
The first proposal to construct a special bomb with which to disperse airborne leaflets was put forward by British air force officers during World War II. The most successful "leaflet bomb" model of the War was the Monroe bomb, invented in 1943 by USAAF Captain James Monroe of the 305th Bombardment Group. It was developed from laminated paper ...
Wehrmacht Propaganda Troops (German: Wehrmachtpropaganda, abbreviated as WPr) was a branch of service of the Wehrmacht and the Waffen-SS of Nazi Germany during World War II. Subordinated to the High Command of the Wehrmacht (the Oberkommando der Wehrmacht ), its function was to produce and disseminate propaganda materials aimed at the German ...
Articles relating to American propaganda during World War II.During American involvement in World War II (1941–45), propaganda was used to increase support for the war and commitment to an Allied victory.
The United States Office of War Information (OWI) was a United States government agency created during World War II.The OWI operated from June 1942 until September 1945. Through radio broadcasts, newspapers, posters, photographs, films and other forms of media, the OWI was the connection between the battlefront and civilian communit
Bataan Death March in American propaganda. World War II saw continued use of propaganda as a weapon of war, building on the experience of WW1, both by Hitler's propagandist Joseph Goebbels and the British Political Warfare Executive, as well as the United States Office of War Information (OWI).