'Earthquake from Sky' propaganda leaflet

Title

'Earthquake from Sky' propaganda leaflet

Description

A propaganda leaflet issued by the Allied Forces during World War II after the battle for Okinawa ended in, 1945. The leaflets were probably airdropped on the Japanese homeland, soon after the battle of Okinawa in June, 1945. It warns the Japanese citizens of continued bombings while condemning the Japanese militarists for not surrendering. The intent of these leaflets was to appeal to the Japanese citizens to demand for Japan's military leaders to surrender. The leaflet is numbered '151-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

1945

Is Part Of

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

Language

English

Japanese

Identifier

PUA_MS70_110

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