World War 2 Propaganda
Poland, Japan, France, and Great Britian
Jared Siller and Lars Mazurek
Japan
The Japanese had no propaganda minister like the Germans did with Goebbels, but they instead utilized their PSYOP which was very useful in gaining the favor of the cities they conquered and in insulting their enemies. This particular poster was meant to display the power of the Japanese. It portrays a giant samurai crushing the land below him with his fists. They use red in the background to show their power, and they use brown to show wisdom and intelligence so they can outsmart the enemy. The context of this poster is during the rise of imperial Japan, and they want to show the world they are powerful through this propaganda, this poster is useful in indicating the might of the Japanese empire to their enemies. They utilize pathos when they try to scare their enemies with their might.
Great Britian
In this propaganda poster, the British Government is urging women to join the factory workforce to help the troops. They use lots of red in the poster to help create the passion for joining the workforce and they use white in the background to contribute to creating hope that they can win the war. They have a woman front and center with her arms in the air to show that the planes flying overhead were built by the workforce and that anyone could be doing the same if they join the workforce. The poster is meant to be inspiring and give a sense of nationalism to young women who want to help the soldiers win the war. The sign says “come into the factories” and they chose their words carefully, instead of saying “come work” they want to make it seem less dangerous and more exciting than it is. They want to show their enemies that they are ready for war, and they have reliable workers.
France
The propaganda piece targeted towards the French through the German occupying force. It is calling on the French workforce to come to Germany and start working for them since Germany is now desperately seeking workers for its factories to increase its ability to output goods for the soldiers fighting the war. In the poster the text translated to English states “They give their blood - give your work to save Europe from Bolshevism." In the poster “they” are the German soldiers, and Bolshevism was the Russian communist force encroaching from the east. They try to inspire emotion into the people of France to save their families from Russian occupation and help Germany win the war. This piece of propaganda also has an unintended secondary audience which are the allies who see this as Germany starting to become desperate.
Poland
In the poster, they are targeting the Polish citizens that preparing for the Warsaw Uprising which was an incredibly well-coordinated event that involved planning from the Allies and Poland to regain Poland's freedom Nazi occupation. Since the polish did not have much ammunition left in their stores, the poster warned that they must use every piece of ammunition to the best of use by killing one German for every bullet they fired. In the poster, there is a drawing of a Nazi skull getting shot by a single bullet to enforce the message further not to waste ammunition.This piece is also trying to spur a sense of nationalism back into the down and defeated the nation of Poland to track back their country from Nazi Germany. This poster was a warning to Germans who saw it that the polish would not waste bullets and that they should fear for their lives.