What Is The Use Of Propaganda During World War II?

The use of propaganda during wars in America has been used to justified the actions and events that occurred to the public displaying as virtuous to the people. Especially during World War II, countries had displayed propaganda defending the actions and preference of what are to be shown to the public. America and the Japanese Americans were very active in providing own perspectives on the internment camps that was leading to and after the end of the war. The term propaganda is use to influence the population for the justification of a purpose to an action or a cause. This does not primary refer to posters, it includes the use of pictures and animations as well. Darlene Mahaney, author of the document titled, “Propaganda Posters” from the
In the article titled, “Japanese American Internment in Popular Magazines” by Dolores Flamiano, she writes and analyze the photographs of Japanese Americans taken by white photographers who did not show bias, but took photos of the still life of Japanese Americans. As these photos did not show bias neither on the American side or on the Japanese American side, it shows the realities of the events in the internment camps. The photographer named, Ansel Adam was also mention with the photos he took at the internment camp, Manzanar. The article, “Ansel Adam’s Photographs of Japanese-American Internment at Manzanar” by Jasmine Alinder, gives more in depth information about Ansel Adam and his photographs that he had took while following the interned Japanese Americans. The article also offers further information in regards to photos and interpretations from Adam who wrote a documentary about the Japanese Americans. Most of the photos taken by Ansel Adam are the still life of Japanese American while in the camps.
Photos of the Japanese Americans included school pictures taken while in the internment camps. In the photo titled, “Students Reciting the American Pledge of Allegiance on Stage During Ceremony at Poston II School”, this photo shows Japanese American students reciting the American Pledge of Allegiance. As examining
The pamphlet, “Lil Dan'l: One Year in a Relocation Center” by George Akimoto, and the accumulative cartoon book, “Camp II, Block 211: Daily Life in an Internment Camp” by Jack Matsuoka, wrote and depicted their experiences on the internment camps. Both of the authors offered their side to the internment camps thorough animation. Matsuoka depicted a bias towards the Japanese Americans in showing of the cruelty the Americans showed on Japanese internees. Akimoto showed a natural side of depicting Japanese internees living their lives until the end of the camps. Both authors are Japanese Americans who experience internment camps, but contradict the life in the camps. The article, “Suspicion” by T.A Frail, writes about how the internment camps had an effect on the Issei, Nisei, and Sansei as focusing on photographs make his point of the change and acceptance of the internment camps that had an effect on the internees, more effective. The article includes an interview of Jane Yanagi, who had difficulty with the aftermath of the internment