WORLD HISTORY

HISTORY

WORLD WAR II

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What was the named used by women who tried to demoralize the US soldiers in the Pacific, telling them on the radio that they could not win the war?
A
Wartime Sally
B
Osake Flower
C
Toyko Rose
D
Judy japan.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -There was no real person named “Tokyo Rose.” The radio broadcasts aimed at demoralizing American soldiers serving in the Pacific featured the voices of about 20 different women.

Detailed explanation-2: -/ˌtəʊkiəʊ ˈrəʊz/ /ˌtəʊkiəʊ ˈrəʊz/ the name given by US soldiers during the Second World War to Iva Ikuko Toguri d’Aquino. She was an American citizen who broadcast on a Japanese radio programme telling US soldiers to refuse to fight.

Detailed explanation-3: -Convicted of treason for her infamous “Tokyo Rose” propaganda broadcasts during World War II, American Iva Toguri eventually spent nearly three decades waiting for her name to be cleared.

Detailed explanation-4: -Iva Toguri D’Aquino, a Japanese-American born and raised in Los Angeles, California, was convicted of treason on September 29, 1949 after being accused of being Tokyo Rose, the sultry-voiced radio announcer made famous for her morale-killing propaganda broadcasts in Tokyo to America GIs during World War II.

Detailed explanation-5: -Mildred Elizabeth Gillars (née Sisk; November 29, 1900 – June 25, 1988) was an American broadcaster employed by Nazi Germany to disseminate Axis propaganda during World War II. Following her capture in post-war Berlin, she became the first woman to be convicted of treason against the United States.

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