World War 2 Propaganda

American Studies Research Paper

Only a DRAFT!

May change/be updated - still in progress - may still contain inaccuracies

Outline

• Basics and OWI
• Reasons and Importance
• Types and Artistic Styles
  • 7 questions evaluating movies
• Causes Advocated for
• Effects

Sources

• U. S. Office of War Information (OWI) Collection. 3 Fed 2008. Library of Congress. 2 Apr 2008 <http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/awhhtml/awrs9/owi.html>.
• War Aims Through Art: The U.S. Office of War Information. 18 Jan 2000. Smithsonian Institution. 2 Apr 2008 <http://americanhistory.si.edu/victory/victory5.htm>.
• Collection of posters: http://digital.library.unt.edu/browse/collection/wwpc/
• Faragher, John Mack, Mari Jo Buhle, Daniel Czitrom, and Susan H. Armitage. Out of Many. Revised 3^rd edition. Prentice Hall: Upper Saddle River, NJ: 2002.
• Bauer, Lt. Colonel Eddy. Marshall Cavendish Illustrated Encyclopedia of World War II. Vol 6. Pg 1689-1715. Marshall Cavendish: NY, 1985.
• Roosevelt, Franklin D. Executive Order 9182 Establishing the Office of War Information. 13 June 1924. Office of the President. 2 Apr 2008 <http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/ws/print.php?pid=16273>.
• Photos: http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/fsahtml/fahome.html
• Soroka, Kristin. "Motion Pictures and Propaganda." Hollywood at War. 13 Mar 1999. University of San Diego. 2 Apr 2008 <http://history.sandiego.edu/gen/st/~ksoroka/hollywood2.html>.
• Soroka, Kristin. "Office of War Information." Hollywood at War. 13 Mar 1999. University of San Diego. 2 Apr 2008 <http://history.sandiego.edu/gen/st/~ksoroka/hollywood3.html>.
• Soroka, Kristin. "The Battle Ground." Hollywood at War. 13 Mar 1999. University of San Diego. 2 Apr 2008 <http://history.sandiego.edu/gen/st/~ksoroka/hollywood4.html>.
• Soroka, Kristin. "Morale Films: Courage, Comedy, and American Nostalgia." Hollywood at War. 13 Mar 1999. University of San Diego. 2 Apr 2008 <http://history.sandiego.edu/gen/st/~ksoroka/hollywood5.html>.
• Soroka, Kristin. "The Stars Go to War." Hollywood at War. 13 Mar 1999. University of San Diego. 2 Apr 2008 <http://history.sandiego.edu/gen/st/~ksoroka/hollywood7.html>.
• Soroka, Kristin. "Hollywood Homefront Mobilization." Hollywood at War. 13 Mar 1999. University of San Diego. 2 Apr 2008 <http://history.sandiego.edu/gen/st/~ksoroka/hollywood8.html>.
• Soroka, Kristin. "Selective Filmography." Hollywood at War. 13 Mar 1999. University of San Diego. 2 Apr 2008 <http://history.sandiego.edu/gen/st/~ksoroka/hollywoodfilm.html>.

=To Research

• http://www.purewatergazette.net/propagandainamerica.htm
• http://www.archives.gov/exhibits/index.html
• http://www.archives.gov/exhibits/designs_for_democracy/index.html