August 6th, 1945 and August 9th, 1945 were the two worst days for Japan, but two amazing days for the United States of America. The attacks on Hiroshima and Nagasaki had pros (for USA), and had cons (for Japan). It destroyed two cities of Japan, and killed many innocent civilians, but on the other side, it ended the war for USA. I created two biased propaganda posters. The first poster is about how USA would look at the bombings, and the second poster is about how Japan would look at the bombings. For the first poster, the central message is that that USA always wins, and to never mess with them. I said “VICTORY FOR USA ONCE AGAIN”, because USA “always wins”. In WW1, USA came into the war and they thought that they were the ones who ended the 4 year war. I also …show more content…
The large text in the middle of the poster is “NOW WHO’S THE MONSTER?” I wrote that because Japan were being called monsters for what they did in Nanking (assaulted and killed innocent people) . In the poster, the statement “NOW WHO’S THE MONSTER?” refers to USA being monsters because they killed thousands of innocent civilians and destroyed two of Japan’s cities. On every corner, I wrote what happened, but only the bad things because it is biased towards the Japanese. I put two pictures in my poster. The top picture is Hiroshima after the bombing, and the second image is of Nagasaki after the bombs was dropped. Finally, the poster plays on the emotion of guilt. The point of the poster is to show USA that what they did was not right, and they could have found other ways to win the war. It is trying to make them feel guilty of what they did, and the outcomes of the bombings. In conclusion, both posters had different bias opinions. The first poster was on America’s side, and the second poster was favouring Japan. Both of these posters are forms of propaganda because it includes different emotions, biases, aspects and
The Vietnam War was the most publicized war during its era; moreover this was the most unpopular war to hit the United States. All over the country riots began to raise, anti-war movement spread all over the states begging to stop the war and chaos overseas. This truly was a failure in the political side of things. For the public, all they saw was a failed attempt in a far away country. Events such as the Tet Offensive where the North Vietnamese Army and Viet Cong established an all out attack on key locations around Vietnam, and although the Viet Cong was virtually wiped out, this still had a large affect psychologically on the troops as well as the populist back in the United States. Another atrocity that occurred during this war was the My Lai Massacre. This was the mass murder on unarmed civilians in South Vietnam during March 16,1968. Around November 1969, the world saw this and was outraged with the killings of innocent civilians prompting and giving the public more reasons to stop the war. Although the war was very unpopular, men and women were still fighting and dying for America. Heroes such as Captain John W, Ripley of Dong Ha, Medal of Honor recipients, and overall troops that gave the ultimate sacrifice were forgotten for a brief period. As unpopular as the war was, the American people should still know the stories and good that some of these troops had done for the United States.
In August of 1944 the war in Europe was over and the face off between the United States and Japan had finally arrived. The United States had to choose between sending hundreds of thousands of US soldiers, to invade Japan killing and being killed by the hundreds of thousands, OR dropping a newly developed weapon called the atomic bomb on two cities in Japan which would result in tens of thousands of civilian lives with little cost to US servicemen. The only hope of ending the war quickly and honorably was to drop the bombs. Calls for surrender were ignored and the Japanese hierarchy, Okinawa and Iwo Jima had shown clearly what an invasion of Japan would be like. The decision was made, the bombs were dropped, the war was ended and both military and civilian lives were saved by both countries.
Some posters were designed to influence, promote through confidence, patriotism, and having a positive attitude. One propaganda that was like this was war propaganda which was also used in WW1 a vast amount of times. In WW1 it was used to support armed forces and inspire all Americans to help throughout the war. Cruel images were used to bring out powerful emotions, which drew attention to the people and their consciences, fears, principles and their values. Men, women, and children had to make give up personal things for a public
We agree that, whatever be one’s judgment of the war in principle, the surprise bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki are morally indefensible. The “8 Primary Pros and Cons of Dropping the Atomic Bomb” People also say how Japan was already defeated, concluding why the bombs were unnecessary. Although, many others say that the dropping of the atomic bombs saved their lives, but the debate over the decision to drop the atomic bomb will never be resolved. The war against Japan bestowed the Allies with entirely new problems as they encountered an enemy with utterly unfamiliar tactics.
World War II as a Good War The vast majority of Americans supported World War II (WWII) after Pearl Harbor was bombed, recognizing a fascist threat to Western democracy. WWII was a good war. It had the ability to unite America. They united against Nazism and fascism. But even a good War has its bad times.
Posters were mainly used to sway public opinion. They were aimed at brainwashing society to think and act a certain way. Each poster was designed specificly for a particular community, playing upon the cultural norm. Since posters were rather inexpensive, they were not made to last, but were effectively used as a visual tool of propaganda. They were usually very graphic, therefore allowing even the illiterate to be swayed in the direction of the artists choosing.
America joining World War 1 is a huge decision that can affect the lives of millions of people and our country as a whole. There are many things that could happen that we need to consider. Some pros to joining the war could be a better economy, more jobs, and stopping Germany. Some cons of joining the war could be losing money, losing lives, and possible losing the war. Deciding whether to enter the war or not is a difficult decision and the pros and cons must be considered to make a decision.
Using the slogan, “every minute counts!”, this particular propaganda poster uses the persuasive technique of fear to speak to the audience. Targeting everyday factory workers, the other slogan used on the poster, which reads “early stopping will lead to a late victory” ignites fear in the worker reading it by giving them the idea that if they spend large amount of time taking breaks, the war will continue for a longer period of time. Therefore, the poster has the effect of influencing the workers to work hard and shorten breaks; otherwise, the poster makes them believe they will be a cause for the war continuing longer than
The design was intended to attract and inform viewers of the poster to a museum exhibition on works of art relating to the Hiroshima bombing in 1945. Specifically, the works being presented were that of Iri Maruki and Toshiko Akamatsu, Japanese artists depicting the horror and fear encapsulated in the event. The original works were created in 1950, and were of course topical and had a degree of fear residing outside the work, due to the “fear of action by the US authorities”. (The Hiroshima Panels, 1966). It is clear then that the poster was intended to be provocative and highly contextualised, while also being informative and drawing
...ings by saying that it saved millions of Americans, but I came to find out that, that wasn’t so true. While looking through many articles, books, and databases, I realized that before getting this assignment I only knew the things that were shared with me about this subject. I knew what everyone wanted me to know and I never questioned it. I believed that if our country were to bomb someone, they’d have justifiable reasons as to why they did it. This event taught me that just because there are a few myths as to why something happened, you don’t have to agree with them. America is my home, but never will I ever agree that the dropping of Little Boy and Fat Man on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki were necessary. They could have been avoided and lives could have
The bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki towards the end of WWII was a tragic but necessary attack on Japan. This was a realistic step to ensure the total surrender of the Japanese and consequential end World War II. People argue that it was inhumane and unnecessary as the Japanese were already weak. The arguments I will present show the necessity of the atomic bombings.
I will be analyzing two World War II propaganda posters, Kultur Terror and Liberators. The goal of this propaganda poster from World War II was to instill a mixture of fear and hatred for the United States in the European people. Without getting into the specifics of the art, this large figure is covered in American related stereotypes while destroying a European city. At first glance this appeals to the fear in European people, which is an example of pathos. Europeans, especially Germans during World War II were told that America is an evil country and that they want to erase European culture. Now here is a shocking image of an American beast coming and obliterating everything you know and love. Anyone in their right mind would be scared if this was the information they were being spoon fed by the government. Once the European people saw that America was a scary and evil nation, they felt like World War II was necessary because the Americans had to be stopped. Another propaganda technique used in this poster is known as Big Lie. The phrase was actually coined by Adolf Hitler himself. This technique uses false accusations so enormous so that no one would believe that someone could just make up them up. No one has the audacity to form a lie so large so it all must be true. The Nazi party gained support from their citizens which justified what they were doing, even though in reality what they were doing was inhumane. This shows how the perceived reality has an enormous impact and can occasionally over power the real life truth.
The moral and military necessity of the Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombings has been a subject of debate for almost half a century. Most revisionists emphasize the victimization of Japan during the attacks. They often forget the military realities and the historical context while judging whether it was necessary for America to use nuclear weapons against the two Japanese cities. It is important to note that Japan was the aggressor. Japan triggered the war that led to the bombing of its two cities with its sneak attack on America’s Pearl harbour in 1941. Subsequent systematic and flagrant violation of several international agreements and norms through employment of chemical and biological warfare and mistreatment of prisoners of war and civilians aggravated the situation[ Gar Alperovitz, The Decision to Use the Atomic Bomb and the Architecture of an American Myth. (NY: Knopf, 1995), 89]. A response was needed to deal with increased aggression from Japan. Allied military planners had to choose between invading Japan and using the US atomic bombs in 1945[ Ronald Tabaki, Hiroshima: Why America Dropped the Atomic Bomb. (Little, Brown, 1995), 101
In his essay "Hiroshima," John Berger examines the bombing of Hiroshima on August 6, 1945. As he flips through the pages of the book Unforgettable Fire, he begins to relay his own views on the dropping of the A-bomb. Berger suggests his belief that it was an act of terrorism on the Japanese.
The poster, “Deliver us from evil,” was published in 1943 by the U.S National Treasury in an attempt to persuade civilians to buy war bonds in order to raise money for the war effort. The poster depicts the face of a child centered in the foreground of a Nazi swastika, on the top of the image a text is displayed, which reads, “Deliver us from evil.” On the bottom of the poster is a bold, blue text reading, “BUY WAR BONDS.” In the background lays an eerie dark gray smoke. Upon looking at the poster, “Deliver us from evil,” the viewer feels eerie with a dire need to help the child in the center and a sense of hatred is felt towards the enemy.