Question

The poster below was produced by the U.S. government during World War II:

A poster on military safety procedure shows three caricatures of the Axis leaders. Hitler is recognizable for his moustache. Japanese commander Tojo is shown with extremely enlarged teeth, extremely slanted eyes, and round glasses. Mussolini is shown with a prominent jaw and whiskers with heavy eyebrows. They are cheerfully holding up a photograph of what appears to be an American soldier. The text reads, A time tick to Gooney was a terrible bore, something he felt he could easily ignore, he took his shots and ignored the time, as a prisoner of war he is not worth a dime. Be sure you have correct time. You are lost even with a sextant if your watch is wrong.

This poster demonstrates which of the following attitudes?
A. confidence about victory over the Axis forces
B. wide acceptance of racial stereotypes at the time
C. lack of confidence in the ability of the U.S. soldiers
D. belief that Americans did not recognize enemy leaders

Answer 1

Answer: Lack of confidence in the ability of U.S. soldiers ( C )

Explanation: This is because of the fact the photo says "he took his shots an ignored the time", which indicates a lack of trust the people have for the soldiers.

Answer 2

D. belief that Americans did not recognize enemy leaders.

Step-by-step explanation:

The poster uses humor to portray the leaders of the enemy countries fighting against the US and its allies. It would help American GIs to identify those leaders´ faces. The War Department ran different types of non-military training courses to prepare American soldiers to operate and interact with European people during WWII. For example, there were open French courses for soldiers making them memorize basic phrases.