Second World War and propagandaIt was 1939; the Nazi party, led by Adolf Hitler, was in power and Europe was in a state of distress and soon the entire world would be involved in a war that would devastate humanity for generations to come. World War II involved many of the world's major nations, such as the Axis powers: Germany, Italy, and Japan; and the Allied Powers: France, Great Britain and Russia. On December 7, 1941, America joined the Allies after Japan attacked the coast of Hawaii at Pearl Harbor on Oahu. The war was a terrible fight; However, the fight did not take place only on land, in the air or on the water. There was a more subtle fight waged by Axis and Allied government filmmakers and poster designers. These men and women played an important role in developing certain beliefs about their enemies and war by spreading these types of thoughts to their fellow citizens in order to bring some unity to their nation. These psychological soldiers tried to promote love for their country through the power of propaganda. Propaganda is defined as “ideas, facts, or allegations deliberately spread to advance one's cause or to harm an opposing cause” (Merriam-Webster Dictionary). During World War II, propaganda was a driving force that kept the fighting hot and the people of each nation united in a common cause. When we look at World War II and the era we found ourselves in, how effective was the propaganda? How was it represented and what images would persuade people in each country to participate in the war? Both countries, Germany and the United States, created vast promotions during the war that were degrading to their opposing sides. A great feeling of nationalism was growing and these propagandists were doing anything...... middle of newspaper ......wwii/index.htmlhttp://tlc.discovery.com/convergence/pacific/video/ video. htmlhttp://www.archives.state.al.us/teacher/ww2/lesson2/ (Archives AL)http://www.nara.gov/exhall/powers/powers.htmlhttp://www.oldeagle.nu/ post/http://www.us-israel.org/jsource/Holocaust/goebbels.htmlMerriam – Webster DictionaryJay W. Baird. Nazi war propagandaOxford University Press, 1974Michael Balfour. Propaganda in WarRoutledge & Kegan Paul Ltd. 1979Robert Edwin Herztein. The War Hitler WonLogman Canada Limited. 1978Paul Fussel. TypecastingAllan M. Winkler. The Politics of Propaganda Yale University Press. 1978Clayton D. Laurie. Propaganda WarriorsNicholas John Cull. Sale from WarOxford University Press. 1995 Anthony Rhodes. Propaganda, the art of persuasionChelsea House Publishers. 1976