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American Poster Propaganda

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What is Propaganda? • According with Bruce Lannes Smith; “propaganda is a deliberately manipulation of people´s ideas and beliefs (Lannes Smith cited on Samborski, n.d)” • During the World War II, propaganda was shown in different ways. Most of the propaganda were project as cartoons and animated movies. Most of them were shown in newspaper and printed posters who served to influence people´s minds (Samborski, n.d) • Lanker and Newnham asserts ““no single event in the history of mankind was more documented through art while it happened than World War II.” (Lanker & Newnham, 2000, cited in Wilcott, 2013) America Posters propaganda • Posters are the most diverse and easy way of propaganda. They were convenient because of their versatility in terms of mobility and image. • The most recognized American …show more content…

• The posters´ goal was to show every aspect of the citizens´ lives: projecting them in factories, companies, railroad stations, schools and public places. This campaigns aimed to lift patriotism and production in order to get more resources for the war (Wilcott, 2013) World War II Propaganda • In 1940, President Franklin Roosevelt created the Propaganda Department that was create under the pretense that the information would “retain the essence of truth” (Wilcott, 2013). • Radio was one of the most important tools. President Roosevelt broadcasted wartime series from the White House. In this series, Roosevelt showed his feelings but tried to stay neutral in the war (Wilcott, 2013). The Harry´s Truman Propaganda agenda • Prior to Harry Truman´s government, the administration of Franklin Roosevelt was concerned about the growing influences of German and Soviet ideologies in the Middle East and Europe (Aden,

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