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World War II: Allied powers
From the course: Learning Graphic Design History
World War II: Allied powers
- During World War two, the Allied powers included Britain, France, the Soviet Union, China, and the United States. In contrast to the Nazi messages of intimidation, fear, antisemitism, and racial purity, Britain and the United States utilized propaganda to mobilize national spirit, appeal to patriotic duty, and encourage hard work. In the same way that the message of the Axis powers evolved from a ruthless set of Nazi values the Allied messages were reflected from a national set of ethics that valued freedom, liberty, and a democratic society. In January 1941, President Roosevelt articulated his vision for a post-war world founded on four basic human freedoms: freedom of speech, freedom of religion, freedom from want, and freedom from fear. Normal Rockwell used these ideas as a basis of World War two's best example of Allied propaganda, the four freedoms. Initially, Rockwell had no idea how to tackle such large and broad ideas. Then he decided to tell the story from the point of view…
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