Over timme the OWI developed six war information themes
for major producers of mass media entertainment.
The Nature of the Enemy-general or detailed descriptions
of this enemy, such as, he hates religion, persecutes labor.
kills Jews and other minorities, smashes home life, debases
women, etc.
The Nature of our Allies-the United Nations theme, our
close ties with Britain, Russia, and China, Mexicans and
Americans fighting side by side on Bataan and on the
battlefronts.
The Need to Work-the countless ways in which
Americans must work if we are to win the war, in factories,
on ships, in mines, in fields, etc.
The Need to Fight-the need for fearless waging of war on
land, sea, and skies, with bullets, bombs, bare hands, if we
are to win.
The Need to Sacrifice-the need for Americans to give up
all luxuries and devote all spare time to help win the war.
The Americans-what we are fighting for: the four
freedoms [freedom of speech, worship, from want and
from fear] the principles of the Atlantic Charter [August,
1941), democracy, and an end to discrimination against
races and religions.
in your own words describe the six themes that the Office
of War information wanted represented by the posters