The War Against Japan
A relief map of Asia and the Pacific carries a quotation from the Cairo statement of 1 December 1943, attributed by name to Roosevelt, Chiang Kai-shek and Churchill, and distance lines from Tokyo, Singapore and Darwin. The named leaders lend their authority (testimonial), and the phrase 'the three Allies, in harmony with those of the United Nations' presents a united coalition (bandwagon).
Propaganda techniques used in this poster
- Date
- 1944
- Period
- Second World War
- Made by
- His Majesty's Stationery Office (printed for HMSO by E. & Co. Ltd.)
- Region
- Western and Central Europe
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Medium
- Poster
- Issuer type
- State
- Regime
- Churchill Government
- Leader
- Winston Churchill
- Audience
- Domestic public
- Purpose
- Persuade or win support
- Theme
- War and the military
- Event
- World War II
- Leader
- Winston Churchill
- Source
- Identified Openly sourced: the speaker is who they say they are
- Source
- U.S. National Archives and Records Administration, Record Group 44, World War II Foreign Posters, retrieved October 3, 2026
- Rights
- Public domain (UK Crown copyright, 50 years from publication, expired before 1996; no URAA restoration)
His Majesty's Stationery Office, c. 1944. National Archives and Records Administration (NAID 44267235, 44-PF-459).
Text on the object
THE WAR AGAINST JAPAN "...the three Allies, in harmony with those of the United Nations at war with Japan, will continue to persevere in the serious and prolonged operations necessary to procure the unconditional surrender of Japan." From the general statement issued at Cairo on December 1st, 1943, by Franklin D. Roosevelt · Chiang Kai-shek · Winston S. Churchill [map labels include:] UNION OF SOVIET SOCIALIST REPUBLICS; REPUBLIC OF CHINA; INDIA; BURMA; SIAM; FRENCH INDO-CHINA; MALAYA; NETHERLANDS EAST INDIES; COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA; DOMINION OF NEW ZEALAND; JAPANESE EMPIRE; NORTH PACIFIC OCEAN; INDIAN OCEAN; CORAL SEA; SOUTH CHINA SEA; TERRITORY OF NEUTRAL STATES This shows the comparative size of Gt. Britain, in relation to the Pacific area All distances in Statute miles GPD 365/11/4 PRINTED FOR H.M. STATIONERY OFFICE BY E & CO. LTD. 51-245
