Cold War
Propaganda
By: Adrienne Garcia and Meredith
Menzel
Definition of Propaganda
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Spreading of ideas or information
Ideas, facts or allegations, and public
action, spread deliberately to further one’s
cause or to damage an opposing cause
Can be in the form of : radio, film, political
documents and cartoons, posters,
newspapers, and tv
The USSR
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Helped unite their
country
Used to boost their
morale and pride
Presented
propaganda in many
different mediums
vs.
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The US
Promoted democracy
and Anti-Communist
movements
Used to show off the
negative aspects of
Communism
Also spread
propaganda in
different mediums
Different Forms of
Propaganda:
White Propaganda
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From a known source
Used to persuade people by only showing
them one side of an argument or issue
White Soviet Propaganda
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Distributed by the
Propaganda Department
of Soviet Communist
Party Central Committee
Novosit Press Agency
(NPA) was a big
contributor to Soviet
white propaganda
Radio Moscow was
primarily used to support
the USSR
Radio Moscow’s QSL card, used
for contact with other radio stations
White American Propaganda
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Distributed by the US
Congress and US
Information Agency
Used to spread updated
information about the
war to the citizens of the
US and its allies
Radio Free
Europe/Radio Liberty
and Voice of American
are the two most popular
stations
Different Forms of
Propaganda:
Black Propaganda
Thought to be from friendly sources
 Actually from an adversary (someone
opposing the issue; the enemy)
 Presents false information to gain a desired
effect
 Usually from large network organizations,
like terrorist groups or the government
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Black Soviet Propaganda
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Distributed by the
International Department
of Soviet Communist Party
Central Committee
Was focused more at
civilians and political
parties
Radio Peace and Freedom
was another form of black
propaganda
Example: Soviets telling
Indonesia’s President that
the US was planning to
murder him and invade
Indonesia’s President Sukarno
Black American Propaganda
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Senator Joseph McCarthy
Distributed by the US
Senate via allegations
by Senator Joseph
McCarthy
Accused State
Department employees
of Soviet espionage
Blacklisted hundreds of
Hollywood actors and
directors for communist
sympathies
Different Forms of
Propaganda:
Grey Propaganda
Thought to be from neutral sources, it can
be from an adversary
 Presents misleading information in
treacherous ways
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Grey Soviet Propaganda
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Distributed by the
KGB of foreign
affairs
Spread media
throughout foreign
countries
“Attacked” America
Made Soviets
internationally known
“Under the roof of the capital.”
Grey American Propaganda
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Distributed by the the
Civil Defense
Department of the
US Government
Formulated a plan
and fallout shelters
for Americans in
case of emergency
More American Examples
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The Rosenbergs who were sentenced the death
penalty in an espionage trial for giving the Soviets
information about our atomic bomb (black
propaganda)
“Rocky and Bullwinkle” TV show, Boris and Natasha,
the bad guys, represented the Soviets (white
propaganda)
Propaganda Film!!
http://www.archive.org/details/MakeMine194
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Bibliography
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Propaganda
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