The way that fear propaganda works is that it plays on deep-seated fears; warns the audience that disaster will result if they do not follow a particular course of action. Fear was one of the used form of propaganda at the time and was used by all of the countries involved in the war. Posters on the street would show the image of innocent American citizens killed or captured by the enemy. Fear propaganda would also try to capture audiences by showing an image of captured soldiers being attacked and abused in concentration camps, with a news article describing the atrocities they have endured (ex. soldier being punched by Japanese with "Batan Death March" at the bottom.) However, this tactic often backfired as it made able-bodied males less eager to contribute to the war effort. To the left, a picture of a destroyed house with the caption "it can happen here!," which will make the viewers fearful of their safety, and thus, more eager to get rid of the threat.
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