How World War II Information was given
During World War II people in the U.S. received information in various ways. Weather radio, movies, or even through posters Americans were bombarded with various information. The way in which they received this information was pivotal in the collecting and giving of materials during the war that were so desperately needed. These are the types and channels of information to citizens during WWII.
Information in the form of good and bad propaganda was found in various ways. According to The National WWII Museum three of the major channels for this information exchange were posters, radio, and movies, the biggest of these being posters. Because of the relative ease and accessibility and memorability, posters
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Such types included fear (“When you ride alone you ride with Hitler”), bandwagon (“What have you done to fight the war today?”), and name-calling (“This is the enemy.”). These targets hit home in many Americans by reviving their sense of patriotism and pride in both themselves and their country.2
From the National archive we see such posters as “Left overs are the mark of a good chef, study your “Army Cook” for recipe ideas” inspired people to “Make do, or do without” as another such poster put it. People took to heart messages about buying bonds and planting what were known as “victory gardens” to help the cause. The public was always encouraged to car pool and keep quiet in an effort to protect the home front from both waste and enemy spies. Nearly all Americans who stayed at home wanted to help in any small way; these simple things were aimed to let them do just that.
The people’s response to such messages was overwhelming. Throughout the course of the war over 85 million Americans purchased a total of 185.7 billion dollars in war bonds during the Second World War.3 According to the international scouting museum, tiers, tin, paper and nearly all scraps were collected in all possible ways to be used in the military