'Who Will Rebuild Japan?' propaganda leaflet

Title

'Who Will Rebuild Japan?' propaganda leaflet

Description

A propaganda leaflet issued by the Allied Forces during World War II after the bombing of Tokyo and Kobe in 1945. The leaflets were probably airdropped to Japanese troops on the Philippine Islands soon after the American bombings of Tokyo and Kobe in March, 1945. One side features an image of a Japanese man at work on a building, with the words 'Who Will Rebuild Japan?'. It puts the blame for the war on Japanese militarists and relieves the Japanese troops of any responsibility. The intent of the leaflets were to lower morale and induce the surrender of Japanese troops. The leaflet is numbered '113-J-1'. It is accompanied by an official description and translation of the text into English. This is one item from a scrapbook of propaganda leaflets and related materials that was compiled by the Psychological Warfare Branch of the Allied Forces in the Southwest Pacific Area during World War II. The scrapbook belonged to Colonel Karl F. Baldwin of the United States Army, who helped establish the propaganda program. It contains approximately 200 pieces of propaganda, mostly in Japanese, that were intended for distribution in the Philippines, Japan, and other nearby areas.

Creator

Allied Forces. South West Pacific Area. Psychological Warfare Branch

Date

1944-1945

Is Part Of

Psychological Warfare Branch Scrapbook of American Propaganda Leaflets (MS.70)

Language

English

Japanese

Identifier

PUA_MS70_088

Subject

Leaflets dropped from aircraft

World War, 1939-1945--Japan--Sources

World War, 1939-1945--Propaganda

Rights

http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/

Spatial Coverage

Japan

Type

Still Image