Propaganda was an extremely powerful tool used by both the Allies and Axis in the run up to World War Two. In United States, propaganda was uses to show the injustice, to prove that the enemy was real. Propaganda in Germany was used to show military might, to draw together the country, in order to best fight the Nazi's enemies. Why We Fight and Triumph of the Will are perfect examples of the difference between the two types of propaganda. Why We Fight showed the American people the terrible crimes against humanity that the Axis was committing. It provided proof, depictions of how the Axis powers were fighting against freedoms. The invasions of over a dozen countries by Italy, Germany, and Japan. It should the massacring of peaceful and sovereign countries. Triumph of the Will is the antithesis of proof based propaganda. It depicted the German people and military power for no apparent reason but to increase nationalism. This may be good at times, but no reason was given for the nationalist rhetoric, alluding to more dubious plans. This is what sets the two forms apart. The US used propaganda to educate the population, where as Germany used its propaganda to narrow the vision of the population.
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