WW2 Propaganda
Alwin Wen and Mayank Raj
Long Live Germany
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Rise of Asia
Imperial Japan, in its propaganda poster titled Rise of Asia, demonstrates its power and statues as a world power in order to improve the level of productivity within its nation. This poster, which is pro Japanese tries to convince its audience of the power of the country. The date that this poster was printed was in 1942, which was right after they had won a major battle at the town of, Balikpapan. The timing of the poster lined up with the increase of production throughout Japan. The illustrator of this poster portrays a giant Japanese soldier who is stepping over every other person. This part of imagery tries to glorify the existence of the Japanese imperial viewpoints by not only showing it as powerful but as superior to everything else. The citizens of Japan at this point time were getting discouraged because of the results of the ongoing war. By showing how glorious their country is the in turn get the morale of the country to significantly increase. The soldier can be seen tearing apart a chain link which signifies the trade and supply routes used by the allied power countries during this time. The Japanese soldier is towering over the other countries and this is used to convince the Japanese people not to worry about anything because of how powerful their army is. In fact, the title, "Rise of Asia", is a reference to how the Japanese were rising to serve as a challenge to European powers and serve as an image to the Japanese people that Japan was truly a world power capable of defeating even the European powers at the time (ironic considering their allies were Germany and Italy, both European powers of the Axis). The battle that came right before the printing of this poster was a turning point for the Japanese. They combined the win with the confidence this poster displays to convince the common people in Japan to not worry about the war effort and to help their country succeed.