Lucy Swanson
Rowe
Hon. English 10
8 June 2016
Mao Zedong once said, “Communism is not love. Communism is a hammer which we use to crush the enemy”. This claim was widely explored in the Cold War. Zedong's quote addresses the forceful tactics that the Soviet Union used to spread communism and the tensions between the Soviet Union and United States generally. The Cold War from about 1945-1991 was a series of conflicts due to tension between the communist and capitalist ideologies. It was a war between the United States who lead the democratic states and the Soviet Union who lead the communist side. The two different democratic and communist governments fought through many proxy wars. The Korean War is an example of one of the Cold War’s many
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This struggle was seen moving into the arts and among society in reaction to the war over communist ideologies. Many different forms of art were created during the Cold War that represented how people reacted to the war. Among these arts, propaganda was a way for people to publicize and promote their opinions on this war. The propaganda poster The Red Iceberg symbolizes the instability of North Korea’s communist government and how the United States took a more aggressive approach to try and defeat communism.
The Korean War took place between North and South Korea from 1950- 1955. Before the war the Korean peninsula was divided between the North who was under the control of the Soviet Union and South who was under control of the United States. North Korea had a communist government with the dictator Kim II Sung and South Korea had a capitalist government under the rule of Syngman Rhee. The 38th parallel was the boundary between the North and South states. North Korea’s government promoted insurgency in South Korea after the Soviet Union installed a communist government there. The fight against communism began when this insurgency was failing and North Korea’s army crossed the 38th
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The Red Iceberg poster shows only the top of the iceberg. This represents the idiom “the tip of the iceberg” which means that there are things that can be easily observed but there is a lot underneath that cannot be seen. This propaganda poster shows that communism will keep spreading if not stopped. The Soviet Union's goal was to spread communism and they did this by installing this government in Cuba, North Korea and North Vietnam and continuing to promote insurgency of a communist government. The Soviets wanted to continue expanding their influence in Eastern Europe and if not for the United States decision to try and defeat communism the Soviet Union would keep spreading it. The small part of the iceberg that is shown in this image symbolizes how much this ideology of communism was in place and how much it would start to spread due to insurgency. The majority of the iceberg is under the water to represent how far the Soviets will go to spread this type of government. The iceberg in the poster has gravestones all over it with water that is coming up onto the iceberg. All of the gravestones have countries that are under a communist government. These countries are shown on a gravestone to symbolize that communism will inevitably fall in all of these states and the water moving up the iceberg represent these countries
The Korean war is a conflict between North Korea and South Korea which started on June 25, 1950 until July 27, of 1953, although North Korea and South Korea still have conflicts today. Korea was split into two countries, North Korea and South Korea . This was because of Communists and Anti-Communists in Korea which prevented Korea from creating a consolidated government. Korea was split right in the 38th parallel, a separation similar to the yugoslavian separation. North Korea had attempted to take over the capital of South Korea, Seoul, but North Korea had claimed that South Korea was planning an attack on the North so North korea attacked them to overthrow their plan. Many historians had been persuaded that this Korean counter attack was
This conflict started when Communist North Korea, which was supported by the Soviet Union, invaded South Korea. The United States decides to help South Korea in the conflict because it is a democratic country. American troops that were stationed in Japan after WWII are sent to defend South Korea. This is a failure and troops are almost pushed off the peninsula but a counter attack,which was very risky, saves them. It allowed them to push North Korea back up to the Chinese border. This made China join the war on the communist side and push the American troops back to South Korea. This battle continued for several years unending in 1953 close to the original borders. Many died in this conflict but it proved the United states policy of containment was a success(Doc.
The Cold War was fought because of many political conflicts along with military tension and wars that existed after World War II. The war was between the communist world and its states and allies. The war lasted for a total of 45 years (source B.) By July of 1950 American troops had entered the War on South Korea’s behalf, where in October of 1950 China joins North Korea and attacks the American
The war began on June 25, 1950, with communist North Korea’s invasion of South Korea. (Document C) With support from the Soviet Union, North Korea attacked democratic South Korea without warning. Since, South Korea was US supported, president Truman vowed to help defend it along with the United Nations. On September 14, 1950, America sent its forces in Japan to defend South Korea, though this resulted in the forces nearly being pushed off the Korean peninsula. The commander of the American forces at the time was General Douglas Macarthur, who planned a counterattack of the port of Inchon, on November 25, 1950. The attack was successful, it pushed back the North Korean forces to its border between it and China; the Yalu River. In November of 1950, China decided to enter the war to support North Korea's spread of communism. Chinese forces are able to push the UN and the US back into South Korea. This resulted in the border between North and South Korea to move back to where it was originally. The war finally ended three years later on July 27, 1953. The Korean War is a good example of containment because the United States was successful in preventing North Korea from expanding communism into South
Propaganda used to induce terror included posters, political statements, and comics. One such comic was Is This Tomorrow?, a popular dramatization of the Soviets and of communism(Document 7). By depicting the Soviets in such a violent, authoritarian light, it spread anti-communist feeling among Americans, and attempted to prevent any Soviet sympathizers. In the Soviet Union, a secret speech made by Nikita Khrushchev to the closed session of the Twentieth Party of Congress denounces capitalism and fights against the anti-communist campaign(Document 6). The Secret Speech was a counter to recently made anti-communist organizations, and reinforced the Soviet Union’s own ideals, while countering the US’s arguments for capitalism. Through the use of past faults and militaristic policies, Khrushchev argues that the US’s attempts at peace were false, and only a front for their true intentions. This effectively promoted terror and anti-capitalist feeling among Soviet Congress. It gave strong reasoning to fight back against Americans, as it instilled fears of a capitalist overtake, and the need for preservation of the
One of the Cold War’s most prominent is The Ugly American. Written in 1958, this book was a best seller, filled with different stories about why communism was winning and what must be done about it. The authors of the book The Ugly American used one main argument for its readers: “communism is a monolithic enemy whose fundamental values challenged those of the United States and whose ultimate goal was world domination.” (page 4) There stories were one of main forces driving people like Kennedy and Johnson to go and “save” Vietnam from
The Cold War was not much a war, but rather a time of tension after World War II between the Capitalist bloc and Communist bloc between 1945-1991. Some important nations during the Cold War were the United States, Soviet Union, and Japan, and there was much tension between especially the Soviet Union and the United States. One of the important wars during this period of tension was the Korean War, lasting from June 1950 to July 1953. This war began due to North Korean forces launching an attack on South Korea, and the United States aiding the Southern nation. The North Korean forces marched to Seoul, and the United States called for military aid for South Korea. This resulted in the prompting of Chinese Communist Forces, which increased the
The topic of the propaganda poster is the Red Scare, which refers to the fear of communism spreading, especially during the Cold War. The poster highlights this topic because it raises awareness about the potential rise of communism in North America and promotes the suspicion of communists influencing American society.
The Red Scare campaigns of the Western media were presented on every applicable media source. The use of print with easily de-codable and emotive images helped to redefine national identity as a virtuous and patriotic America, against a dangerous and destructive socialist east. The media distributed extreme propagandist slogans such as “Better Dead than Red!” This type of politicized propaganda served to cause hysteria over communism and nuclear war (Bernhard). It worked to subdue any domestic sympathy for the enemy or resistance to the conflict that usually occurs during war.
The Cold War is the long period of tension between the United States and the Soviet Union regarding the issue around the nuclear power and the potential spread of communism. While the battle against communist subversion raged internationally throughout the aftermath of the Second World War, the consequences of the hostility were eventually felt on the home front. The Red Scare, which was the fear of communist subversion, results in American urgent reevaluation caused Americans to reevaluate their daily interactions and beliefs. The phenomenon acts as a wakeup call for the nation after a long period of rejection the existence of communism and its impact upon American society. As a result, the policy of containment is a political and military
“Philosophically, the United States believes in very little government interference in the lives of citizens” (“Culture”). Because of this, the U.S. naturally despises the idea of communism. “Communism is based on socialism which was first seen in Europe (“Culture”).” As it grew into places like China and Russia, it was made into a goal to contain it at all costs. The
During the Cold War, the Soviets were trying to spread communism throughout Europe and Asia by exalting its achievements, and undermining democracy. Part of their approach was by launching ‘Hate-America’ propaganda. “As the Cold War intensified, the Truman administration launched an aggressive “Campaign of Truth” […] to counter the Soviet Union propaganda machine (Ubah, 2012).” The Campaign of Truth was created to help convince the world that the United States has “no purpose of going to war, except in the defense of freedom. (Vaccaro, 1950)” Truman encouraged the media to show the world that the United States was ‘wholly dedicated to the cause of peace (Vaccaro,
In the Korean War, both the communist and the non-communist sides had many planned battle tactics and strategies that were used to fight the war. The war between North Korea with the aid of China was against South Korea with the aid of the US started June 25, 1950. I learned that North Korea wanted to spread communism into other countries starting with South Korea. But the US didn’t like communism, so they thought of the idea of containment. where they would try to contain communism from spreading.
Propaganda played a major role in the Cold War. In a 1947 comic book, the idea of the future was depicted as, “Communists infiltrate nearly every aspect of America, including subverting the Speaker of the House, before assassinating both the President and Vice-President...” (Document 7 caption) while showing chaos and crisis under communist rule. The cover of the book shows a frantic disarray of people screaming and a burning American flag, implying the damage Soviet Union will bring. The comic book sent a message to Americans that communism will bring horror, murder, and utter chaos to the US if allowed to spread and take over
One of the major conflicts in the 20th century was the Cold War. One of the key events of the Cold War was the Korean War (1949-1953). Essentially, the Korean War was a conflict between the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), and the Republic of Korea (ROK). However, the DPRK was backed by Stalin’s Communist regime. While the ROK, was backed by US and UN forces. The support that the divided Koreas received demonstrates that this war was the direct result of Cold War tensions between the USA and the USSR. Therefore making this war a proxy war between the two superpowers.