THE CAPITALIST VERSUS COMMUNIST PROPAGANDA DURING THE COLD WAR
Abstract: This article
examines the differences
between the Capitalist
and the Communist propaganda and
indoctrination carried out
during the early
Cold War period.
The Capitalist is represented
by the United
States of America
and Britain, while
the Communist is represented by the Soviet Union and the People’s
Republic of China. They confronted each other with series of propaganda to
belittle each other and simultaneously strengthen their own positions in the
domestic and international politics. In this article, two major distinguishable
traits of propaganda are the propaganda of ideology and the propaganda of
personality. This article also discusses
briefly the background of the propaganda
in both sides. Later, it presents some illustrative examples to provide a lucid
comprehension regarding the subjects. This article concludes that the Communist
had more tendencies in mobilising the propaganda of personality compared to the
Capitalist. This article is
based mainly on
sources from newspapers,
online sources including declassified official documents and
correspondences, journals, and books.
Author: Sahul Hamid Mohamed
Maiddin
Journal Code: jpsejarah&umumgg140007
