1) What were the leaflets trying to accomplish?

2) What is the main argument the American leaflet uses to appeal to German soldiers?

3) what is the main argument the british leaflet uses to appeal to German soldiers?

4) why was the American leaflet sent from American citizens of German descent?



Answer :

Leaflets were dropped by Allied forces during World War II two try to break the German's spirit. This was done by dropping news articles that said the Allies were winning, etc.

The correct answers are the following.

1.- The leaflets were flyers used in war that were dropped from the air. The leaflets wanted to accomplish psychological warfare with propaganda messages to scare people.

2.- American leaflets tried to alter the behavior of the German soldiers with propaganda about dominion. The United States Army had Combat Propaganda Teams in West Europe during World War II. Those leaflets were designed to generate an advantage of the war situation and reduce the morale of the German troops. The Combat Propaganda Teams even named the leaflets with the name of the Commander  

3.- The British used Hydrogen balloons to drop leaflets over the German territory. The British used leaflets to supply information of the war effort or refute the information spread by the Germans.

4.- The psychological propaganda efforts in the United States was under the responsibility of The Committee of Public Information, led by George Creel. American leaflets to German descendants tried to convince them that the attacks were not against them but to the Nazi government and its antihuman practices. The American government tried to justify war as a necessecity for liberty and peace for the entire world.