Propaganda was considered vital in maintaining control and favour. The dictators who implemented terror and propaganda to their tyrannical regimes were Stalin & Hitler. Propaganda is the organized and controlled spreading of information to influence and control the views of people and how they think. This then leads them to behave in a certain way. This was a large part of both Stalin’s USSR and Hitler’s Third Reich. A wide range of methods were used to raise the profile of the leaders and attract support. This included rallies, speeches and posters. Terror and violence was also another huge part of their respective dictatorships. Hitler had a huge anti-Semitism policy and used force within the government to weaken any potential opposition to the Nazi policies. He, along with Stalin, developed a cult of personality around himself. Stalin ensured the Soviet Union became an absolute totalitarian state in which all areas of life were affected by his policies. Both achieved their aims at great human cost and were mass killers.
As the United States entered, what would be World War II, Americans were skeptic of what would come from this war. Not only did the United States recently come out from The Great War, but also a Great Depression swept the nation. The question of American preparedness was on the minds of all. Propaganda brought the Allies the support of the world. Most important of all, it helped to bring the United States into the war and with the United States the assurance of victory. Propaganda played such an intricate part of war tactics, even more so than with weapons. Propaganda was a weapon in itself. The masses in general can be persuaded to sacrifice their lives…to defend themselves, to defend their wives, their children, their mothers, their homes, their church, to defend civilization itself. During wartime, more than just military tactics must be used or else victory will not be obtained easily. Thanks to propaganda, the United States was guaranteed a win throughout World War I and World War II.
As the United States entered, what would be World War II, Americans were skeptic of what would come from this war. Not only did the United States recently come out from The Great War, but also a Great Depression swept the nation. The question of American preparedness was on the minds of all. Propaganda brought the Allies the support of the world. Most important of all, it helped to bring the United States into the war and with the United States the assurance of victory. Propaganda played such an intricate part of war tactics, even more so than with weapons. Propaganda was a weapon in itself. The masses in general can be persuaded to sacrifice their lives…to defend themselves, to defend their wives, their children, their mothers, their homes, their church, to defend civilization itself. During wartime, more than just military tactics must be used or else victory will not be obtained easily. Thanks to propaganda, the United States was guaranteed a win throughout World War I and World War II.