De Berlijnse Luchtbrug wordt ingesteld (1948) Berlijnse Luchtbrug Postzegel ter herinnering aan de Berlijnse Luchtbrug Op 26 juni 1948 wordt de Berlijnse Luchtbrug ingesteld. Tot en met 12 mei 1949 wordt West-Berlijn via de lucht bevoorraad. Nadat in de westelijke bezettingszones van Duitsland de D-mark was ingevoerd, voerde de
(Above) American pulp fiction novel. Click image for larger view. (Above) Russian warning to musicians—it’s better to play your instrument in Russia where you will be appreciated. Click image for larger view. (Above) American movie with fear at its core. Click image for larger view. (Above) Not sure what this says, but it’s great to be in mother Russia. Click image for larger view. (Above) A completely absurd American comic. Click image for larger view. (Above) Soviet Russian poster. Click image for larger view. (Above) What if the Commies invaded the U.S.? Patrick Swayze and Charlie Sheen will be ready to kick some butt! Click image for larger view. (Above) Russian poster espousing the benefits of Soviet goods and services, as opposed to the paltry return on American labor. Click image for larger view. (Above) American pamphlet designed to scare the hell out of us. Click image for larger view. (Above) Russian poster saying they don’t want what we have—capitalism. Click image for larger view. IT IS QUITE REVEALING, IN RETROSPECT, TO EXAMINE AMERICAN-RUSSIAN COLD WAR PROPAGANDA. TIME PUTS EVERYTHING IN ITS PROPER PERSPECTIVE. In this post, I have gathered posters and other media visuals from both the former USSR and the United States, to see how each side portrayed the other. Somewhere between all of this lies a little strip of land called the truth, but it’s only through education, awareness and the questioning of authority that you will be able to find it. And that strip of land still exists today—but beware those who say they know where it is, for it is well hidden. Truth, as it is exists for nations and the people who live there, is not always a pretty place. It can break our hearts and sour our relationship with our own leadership. In the United States today, we have a kind of propaganda at work through television and radio media that is more pervasive and slick than we have ever seen before—media from both sides which disguises itself as “news” and pushes one agenda or another. As tiresome as it gets, that is the beauty of a free country. Americans, be them liberals, conservatives, Democrats, Republicans, independents, Christians, Catholics, atheists—whatever your race, creed, religion, beliefs or moniker—we should always question what we hear from so called “authority” figures. These authority figures are our own presidents, senators, congressmen, news media organizations, commentators, anchor persons, ministers, police, corporations, books, advertisements, utility companies, military generals, mayors, artists, environmentalists, preachers, rabbis, priests, teachers and professors. We are being whispered at, lectured to, reminded, and shouted at from many different sides by those who will say “this is the truth!” And you know what folks— it’s not necessarily so. We must listen to all sides and find the truth ourselves, because those who say they know for sure where the truth lies—well, they may be right and they may be wrong, and may have only a piece of it correct. For sure, the truth does not always come from our nation’s leaders. It doesn’t come from any one place. The truth is everywhere. It is right in front of us and yet it is so very hard to find. The propaganda posters in this post contain no truth, tiny shreds of truth and complete truths. Drinking Bud Light will not make me popular with women nor will driving a new BMW. Or will it? Joseph Goebbels, the infamous Nazi propaganda minister, said: “If you tell a lie big enough and keep repeating it, people will eventually come to believe it. The lie can be maintained only for such time as the State can shield the people from the political, economic and/or military consequences of the lie. It thus becomes vitally important for the State to use all of its powers to repress dissent, for the truth is the mortal enemy of the lie, and thus by extension, the truth is the greatest enemy of the State.” So, the next time you see a bumper sticker with the words “Question Authority”— think of those words as a simple voice reminding you to just think for yourself. It’s not anti-American to question authority— it is our American right to do so.
Communist paranoia reached it's zenith in the decade of the 1950's with McCarthyism. Teach your high school class about the trial of the Rosenbergs, McCarthy's communist witch-hunt, the launch of Sputnik and the National Education Act.
On 7 January 1948, in connection with the debates in the US Congress on the approval of the Marshall Plan, British cartoonist Leslie Gilbert Illingworth illustrates the impatience of European countries with regard to the US financial and economic aid.
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Soviet Cold War propaganda and Washington's "dove of peace"
A comparative analysis between the former USSR's communistic state and the current state of Democracy in the USA.
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This Cold War project for US History has students analyze 8 political cartoons from the 1950's-1960's. Each deals with Red Scare hysteria, McCarthyism, the HUAC, and the Cuban Missile Crisis. Students must determine the subject of each cartoon, describe the action taking place, and analyze the cartoonist's message. Each cartoon does an amazing job of simplifying complex issues and really getting to the heart of how the Red Scare affected America. This is fantastic as an activity for students to complete in-class in small groups, pairs, or individually through stations, at group tables, or at student desks. An editable Google Doc version of the activity and complete answer key are both included for your convenience. You can "Like" my page on Facebook for updates, giveaways, links and more! Thanks!
