Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima

On December 7, 1941, Japanese bombs rained down on the American naval base at Pearl Harbor in a day which would not only, according to President Franklin D. Roosevelt, “live in infamy” (Lee 1), but also drag the United States into World War II, an international conflict that would become the hallmark event of the 1940s. This provocation was enough to pull America out of its isolationist policy and onto the global stage, but while battles were being fought overseas, the war was working permanent…

Abstract This research paper examines and analyzes the uses of war propaganda throughout events such as World War I, World War II, and Vietnam and how it effectively hid the truth from the people of America for years. Different types of propaganda are studied, such as posters, films, and pro-war speeches, and their effects on society are explained through their acts of glorification of the wars. The notion of isolationism within the United States and how over the years it decreased as war…

America’s involvement in World War II exposed the decline of the Imperial Japanese Army’s aggression and morale between 1941-1945. Franklin Delano Roosevelt, the president of the United States in 1941 gave his Infamy Speech on December 8, 1941. The speech was his response to the American people regarding the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. Just hours after his Infamy Speech, the United States declared war on Japan. This attack struck America in the heart and made Americans…