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[identification of item], Allied Forces Propaganda Leaflet Regarding Declaration of War on Japan, SPEC.RARE.MMS.0288, Rare Books & Manuscripts Library, Ohio State University
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Processed by: Sarah Stradling, 2018 March; Finding aid written by: Sarah Stradling, 2018 March
During World War II, French language propaganda leaflets were produced by the Allied powers to distribute to sympathizers in occupied France and Belgium. The leaflets were used to update civilians on the war and boost morale. On December 8, 1941, Great Britain and the United States declared war on Japan. On December 11, 1941, the United States declared war on Germany and Italy, bringing the United States fully into the conflicts of WWII. These declarations came in the wake of Japanese attacks on Malaya, Singapore, Hong Kong, and Pearl Harbor.
The Allied Forces Propaganda Leaflet Regarding Declaration of War on Japan is a 1941 French language leaflet produced by the Allied Forces during World War II. The leaflet describes declarations of war on Japan by British Prime Minister Winston Churchill and United States President Franklin Roosevelt. It contains four pages, three of which contain text and quotes, and one of which contains a map of the proximity between the United States west coast, Hawaii, and Japan.