"United States Is At War But Citizens Are Calm" Newspaper Article, December 10, 1941

Newspaper article that appeared on the front page of the Postville Newspaper.

Courtesy of the Postville Herald, "United States Is At War But Citizens Are Calm," Postville Herald, 10 December 1941

Description

The article in the Postville Herald described the impact of World War II on life in the early days of the war. In addition, as typically done in small town news publications at the time, all of the soldiers stationed at Pearl Harbor were listed.

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Source-Dependent Questions

What was the purpose for posting the names of all the local soldiers in the paper? How did that impact public opinion about the war effort?
How did the article characterize the attack on Pearl Harbor? Look at the USS West Virginia on Fire during Attack on Pearl Harbor photo. Why do you think the article downplays the tragedy?
What impact did the war effort in the early days have on the community?

Citation Information

"United States Is At War But Citizens Are Calm," Postville Herald, 10 December 1941. Courtesy of the Postville Herald