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Emily's History Project
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__March 26, 2009__
American Cold War Propaganda This is an example of bandwagon propaganda. The poster notes that Bert the turtle ducks and covers, and you should, too. This message may seem like just a warning to Americans about nuclear attack, but anti-Soviet aspects can be seen as well. After all, who is the evil country that threatens to obliterate the United States? And who would ever want to side with //them//? Bert the turtle shows a type innocence that can impact a nation and, ultimately, turn it against another nation. The goal of this message is to help Americans to "protect themselves" from nuclear attack, namely, the Soviets.

Soviet Cold War Propaganda The Americans were not the only people with propaganda. The Soviets put their propaganda in full force, often using Uncle Sam as a main character. In this cartoon, Uncle Sam is sitting around nuclear detonators while the Soviet loudspeaker proclaims to stop nuclear weapons tests. Because the Soviet is claiming its innocence while displaying the "evils" of America, this propaganda piece can best be described as Pinpointing the Enemy, trying to prove to their nation how terrible the United States is.

Recent American Propaganda Showing great numbers of men lining up to join Al-Qaida shows the American public that almost all Iraqis are prepared to become terrorists. This is extremely simplified. Of course, this isn't happening. Granted, there may be some people who are prepared to do so, but the vast majority would rather live their lives as normally as possible. It would be the equivalent to say that while most Americans would rather live their lives in peace, there are few extreme people who are prepared to do whatever it takes to protect their liberty. The goal of this Simplifying piece of propaganda is to point to Iraq as a country that is preparing to wage war at all costs.

__**January 29, 2009**__
__The Roaring 20's__























1950s Toondoo