Propaganda During World War II Propaganda was omnipresent during World War II. It consisted of a wide range of media including leaflets, radio, television and, most importantly, posters. Posters were used based on their appeal: they were colourful, creative, concise and mentally stimulating. The posters often depicted the artist's views on the war. They demonstrated the artist's concern for war, his hopes for war, and reflected how enemies were imagined. Posters also show a nation's political status: they reflect a nation's allies and enemies, how the nation saw itself, and its greatest hopes and fears of war. Posters were mainly used to influence public opinion. They were intended to brainwash society into thinking and acting in a certain way. Each poster was designed specifically for a particular community, playing on the cultural norm. Since the posters were quite cheap, they were not made to last, but were effectively used as a visual propaganda tool. They were usually very graphic, thus allowing even the illiterate to be influenced in the direction chosen by the artists. Essentially the intentions of the posters were to raise morale at home. This was a necessity as the United States needed to curtail American freedoms and rights in order to wage a successful war. These freedoms included: food rationing, involuntary military conscription, metal rationing, relocation of citizens, and many other restrictions. Posters were used to keep morale high and reassure the public of what they were fighting for and that victory was inevitable. World War II propaganda posters were used primarily for three reasons: to invoke public sympathy for the cause of the war, to help finance the war, and to encourage people to support the war. Many t... half of the document... a known source but usually the source is obvious. Finally, the black flyers report a declared source, which however is false. For example, the Allies invented anti-Nazi groups that did not exist in Germany. On these leaflets the Allied powers printed false information that attempted to challenge Hitler and the Nazis in an attempt to provoke others into rebellion. Bibliography: Bibliography Rhodes, Anthony. Propaganda: the art of persuasion, World War II. NY: Chelsea House, 1976. Pages 319-332. Fuller, JFC "Propaganda and War. The New Technique of Lying as a Psychological Weapon." Ordnance, December 1937. Pages 173 - 201.Barnett, Correlli. World War II: persuading the people. Orbis Publishing Limited, 1972. Page 76 -- 102.http://www.nara.gov/exhall/powers/powers.htmlhttp://www.leyada.jlm.k12.il/home/evgenya/am_wwii.htmhttp ://home.att.net /~governo.drone