American propaganda announcement [LCID: 2002nejn]
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American propaganda announcement

Announcement dropped by American planes on Shanghai near the end of the war. [From the USHMM special exhibition Flight and Rescue.]

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Critical Thinking Questions

Why are documents like this one important historical evidence?

What was the context of World War II when this leaflet was dropped over Shanghai?


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  • US Holocaust Memorial Museum, courtesy of Joseph Fiszman

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