World War II was a time full of anger, sorrow, and pain for many between the years of 1939 and 1945. This war not only affected the European countries where the war was staged, but similarly many of the countries throughout the world. From the soldiers, doctors, and nurses on the front line to the Jewish communities who were carried to their death, the Second World War affected everyone.
The role of music in this war, however, played a vital role. A role to which was, in many cases, a greater effect on the war than to the efforts of the Allied Powers. At first, Music in World War II lead to many evident racial tensions, anxiety, and financial battles. However, the end reinstated music as one of the biggest, at home, driving forces of the war. Music generated the center of war related information, news, and its convincing propaganda. It pushed out strong nationalistic views for the world, which, in turn, created great moral and …show more content…
Propaganda pieces, intending to be a weapon of war, were created to shape the public’s views in a way to fight for the “People’s War” and not for the government. Many viewed this tactic as uncomfortable and with “horror and aversion”. It was not until after the attacks on Pearl Harbor, did the United States and the world show an acceptable amount of interest in the war effort.
After Pearl Harbor, propaganda usage, and the mass media in general, skyrocketed in the United States. For starters, The Unites States Office of War Information, or OWI for short, was founded in June of 1942 by President Roosevelt. The OWI was first envisioned to be a solo informational and war news broadcast program. This would be done through relations in the papers and radio with no connection for music. The first introduction of music, however, presented itself as an idea to send decoded messages into enemy territories through song. Even then, music was barely present in the
The role of music in this war, however, played a vital role. A role to which was, in many cases, a greater effect on the war than to the efforts of the Allied Powers. At first, Music in World War II lead to many evident racial tensions, anxiety, and financial battles. However, the end reinstated music as one of the biggest, at home, driving forces of the war. Music generated the center of war related information, news, and its convincing propaganda. It pushed out strong nationalistic views for the world, which, in turn, created great moral and …show more content…
Propaganda pieces, intending to be a weapon of war, were created to shape the public’s views in a way to fight for the “People’s War” and not for the government. Many viewed this tactic as uncomfortable and with “horror and aversion”. It was not until after the attacks on Pearl Harbor, did the United States and the world show an acceptable amount of interest in the war effort.
After Pearl Harbor, propaganda usage, and the mass media in general, skyrocketed in the United States. For starters, The Unites States Office of War Information, or OWI for short, was founded in June of 1942 by President Roosevelt. The OWI was first envisioned to be a solo informational and war news broadcast program. This would be done through relations in the papers and radio with no connection for music. The first introduction of music, however, presented itself as an idea to send decoded messages into enemy territories through song. Even then, music was barely present in the