World War 2 started after the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor. Propaganda was always used, but it didn’t have a big effect until WW2. The government knew that they wouldn’t succeed without the help of the citizens. “Whether it was abroad or on the home front, each American citizen was asked by their government to contribute to the war effort. Propaganda was put into effect by the American government shortly after the beginning of the war” (American Women 1). Because the government couldn’t succeed without