The Best War Ever Analysis

Americans felt that being in a war was great and something to be excited about. They were proud of their contribution in the war and believed they were doing the right thing. It seemed like a fairy tale, where everyone was happy and war was the best thing that was happening to America. The Best War Ever: America and WWII by Michael CC Adams, supports the idea that Americans were blinded by being ignorant on what was actually happening overseas. Having propaganda promote war and popular products include war material in their ads, made Americans support the war. This essay will explain why Adams is correct by introducing the idea of Americans falling into a false conclusion about war.
Everyone was happy, and it seemed as if there was nothing wrong by supporting the war. The propaganda was excellent in maintaining Americans pleased during the war. Coca Cola presented …show more content…
There were no battlefields and no bloody bodies. Americans did not had to hide to keep safe from the enemies and they did not see their loved ones die in front of them. America could not know what war was like, because it was too devastating to know about it. Only soldiers and the government knew what was actually happening on the battlefield.
Even today we could say there are still consequences of such actions carried out by propaganda. If close attention is given, we can see that the American people lean towards a greater sense of patriotism and tend to respect those who serve in the military. In conclusion, Adams point on American propaganda was correct. Many Americans believed by heart that it was something beautiful and something to be proud of. Of course, American government did not release the truth about the war because it was not in their favor. This war became the bread and butter of the American people. Propaganda was everywhere and movies exhibited the soft side of war, which infatuated the public creating a romantic theme.