The History Of WWII

From 1939-1945, the world was experiencing a state of total war include mass genocides, the evolution of modern warfare and machinery and the ultimate dueling of the Allied and Axis powers – World War II. The rise of fascism and dictatorships throughout Europe and some parts of Asia contributed to the start of the war. At the time, Britain and France were allies with Poland. As Russia and Germany began to invade Poland, the allies-by-treaty retaliated and so began the start of WWII. Britain being a part of the Allied powers, Neville Chamberlain under the royal prerogative declared the United Kingdom to be at war with Nazi Germany on December 3, 1939 . During this time, the United States maintained neutrality amongst war parties and distributed …show more content…
The MOI was in charge of propaganda and publicity throughout Britain and was “reborn” during WWII. Themes focusing on allied support, sustainable ways of living and hostile messages towards the Axis enemies, the MOI did whatever it took in order to feed British citizens the “right” messages. Censorship and publicity for Allies and neutral countries overseas were also tasks the MOI carried out to help further control communication and propaganda. As the MOI became more of a staple in British society, it split into different departments. One of these departments was the Home Publicity Division (HPD), in charge of governmental and regional campaign efforts. Due to the sudden presence of persuasive advertising, the HPD was also in charge of ensuring citizens that propaganda was not replacing legislation and that all candidates and causes were promoted and fought for …show more content…
Cinema was a huge part of British culture at the time and Kenneth Clark , head of the Films Division for the Ministry of Information, took advantage of this to help further promote and Allied point of view. In order to capitalize on the cinematic exploitation of German tyranny, Clark said that film had to “emphasize wherever possible the wickedness and evil perpetrated in the [German] occupied countries .” Filmmakers turned to life in the occupied countries as inspiration and movies such as The Day Will Dawn (1942) and Tomorrow We Live (1943) were created. These films depict the Norwegian and French resistance respectively and other Dutch and Belgian-inspired movies were created to promote similar ideology. Sir Winston Churchill had all seven of Frank Capra’s Why We Fight film series imported and shown publicly as a reminder to citizens of the troubles of war and to boost morale and continue instilling a drive to aid the Allied powers however possible. Why We Fight depicted things from fascism to Nazi geopolitics, the fall of France and Japanese aggression as well as synergy in the states due to fear of isolation and