CAS HI 230 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Mutual Film, Fireside Chats, Mass Media
5 May 2019
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World war ii is the most momentous event of the 20th century, over 60 million people will die. a. ) President roosevelt and the arsenal of democracy - president roosevelt abandoned all aspect of neutrality, used executive power to bypass neutrality laws that had been created. Japan"s attack on pearl harbor was what launched the us into war. Slogan remember pearl habor helped unite americans during times of war. Fireside chat 1940 roosevelt declared that america needs to become this great arsenal of democracy - roosevelt is referencing america"s capacity for industrial production, wants a superiority of numbers to allow for. Axis powers want to win this war as quickly as possible b. ) Voluntary propagandists - mass media became voluntary propagandists, government does not need to wage propaganda, people are doing it themselves. New government control over the news is more of a nuisance than a threat. Radio feels for some listeners that it brings them closer to the news.
