Compare the American propaganda film with the German propaganda film in World War II and analyze what values ​​each reflects on the respective country. Propaganda films intentionally try to convince or influence the viewer's opinions or behavior. Propaganda is defined as "ideas, facts, or accusations spread deliberately to advance one's own cause or to harm an opposing cause." In World War II, American propaganda films and German propaganda films had many similarities and differences, each reflecting the values ​​of... about their respective country. Although there were various purposes for propaganda films during World War II, including those that aimed to psychologically prepare and mobilize the public for war and to sustain and strengthen morale during war rations messages, he attempted to enlist the Office of War Information (OWI) by President Franklin D. Roosevelt. considerable power over American film content, from script approval, to final editing, and the ability to deny an export license for a film. The main thing they did was make sure that the film portrayed an idealized image of a harmonious American society united in the fight against a common enemy and aided the war effort. The OWI was made up of many people, including some of the most famous American intellectuals Elmer Davis, Robert Sherwood and Archibald MacLeish, while Hitler's Propaganda Ministry and Film Chamber were led only by Joseph Goebbels, who worked directly under Hitler , and controlled every aspect. of the sector. This contrast clearly shows the difference between the American democratic style and the German dictatorship. The Reich Chamber of Culture, which focused on the creative arts and involved the creation of "proper" Nazi films, was much stricter than the OWI, with membership mandatory for anyone wanting to work in the creative arts. This meant that artists censored their own work, knowing that if they didn't, they would lose their membership. Of the 1,094 films released between 1933 and 1945, only about 14 percent were overtly political, but no Hollywood film consistently glorified the achievements of the American soldier. After Pearl Harbor, the War Department asked Hollywood filmmakers to make short documentaries that could be shown in theaters before featured films. Creators often relied on a true story to show Americans the stakes and give them a sense of what their soldiers were going through, but distorted aspects of the truth to stir patriotic feelings. A perfect example is Wake Island (1942), a film that, while the documentary style and story of the Japanese assault on the US military garrison on Wake Island following the attack on Pearl Harbor, appears true, distorts the truth, describing the defenders fighting to the last man; when in reality they surrendered after repelling the first wave of