12. In WWII, Soldiers Received Pin Ups Free of Charge
During World War II, soldiers were drafted, and many of them were forced to fight overseas. The U.S. government decided that pin-up would help soldiers’ morale, because they could focus on fighting to protect what was back at home (namely, women, and the promise of having a family) instead of the brutality of battle. Men would hang these photos and illustrations in their bunks alongside images of their wives and girlfriends. When they returned home, they were very ready to start a family, and it turned into an era we all know as “The Baby Boom”.
Aside from these freebies that the soldiers were getting in their bunks, there were also posters hung all over cities and in camps of beautiful pin-up ladies. One of the main propaganda techniques during World War II was to make men believe that if they went to war, women would love them and fall all over them. For some, this actually did happen, since there were so many war brides at the time.