Propaganda is a form of communication that is primarily used to influence an audience and persuade them to further an agenda. Propaganda may not be objective and often selectively presents facts to en
James Montgomery Flagg's famous "Uncle Sam" propaganda poster, made during World War I
Nazi propaganda poster of 27th SS Volunteer Division Langemarck with antisemitic title: "Together we will crush him!".
A 1918 Finnish propaganda leaflet signed by General Mannerheim circulated by the Whites urging the Reds to surrender during the Finnish Civil War. [To the residents and troops of Tampere! Resistance is futile. Raise the white flag and surrender. The blood of the citizen has been shed enough. We will not kill our prisoners as the Reds do. Send your representative with a white flag.]
Front cover of a US anti-communist propaganda comic book published in 1947
The Cold War was a period of international geopolitical rivalry between the United States and the Soviet Union and their respective allies, the capitalist Western Bloc and communist Eastern Bloc. It b
Propaganda
…Cross for his literary contributions to the Norwegian resistance movement. The West and the Soviet Union both used propaganda extensively during the Cold War. Both sides used film, television, and radio programming to influence their own citizens, each other, and Third World nations. Through a front organization…
Remains of the "Iron Curtain" in the Czech Republic, 2014
American C-47s unloading at the Berlin Tempelhof Airport during the Berlin Blockade
President Truman signs the North Atlantic Treaty with guests in the Oval Office
Generals Adolf Heusinger and Hans Speidel sworn into the newly founded Bundeswehr by Theodor Blank in November 1955