THE FEARFUL BATTLE OF IDEOLOGIES:The Use and Significance of Propaganda During the Cold War [Part I]

THE FEARFUL BATTLE OF IDEOLOGIES:The Use and Significance of Propaganda During the Cold War [Part I]

The United States and the Soviet Union faced an unavoidable conflict of their ideologies: democracy and capitalism versus communism. Both countries sought to expand their ideologies while containing their opponents’. However, even with constant struggle, the two countries avoided direct military confrontation because both countries were aware that a violent outbreak could lead to mutually assured destruction by nuclear weapons. Therefore, the two global superpowers waged proxy wars in…