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From World War Two to Vietnam:

Explore the themes and media coverage from World War Two to Vietnam, including the Cold War, political propaganda, the Hollywood movies of the 1950s, the Space Race, and the impact of television on the Vietnam War.

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From World War Two to Vietnam:

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  1. From World War Two to Vietnam: Philip M Taylor ICS, University of Leeds

  2. Summary of WW2 themes • ‘Slave World versus Free World’ (transferred to Cold War) • Unconditional Surrender • ‘New Jerusalem’ (another ‘land fit for heroes – and now voting heroines) • Political ‘Re-education’

  3. Cold War propaganda • House un-American Activities Committee • Berlin Air Lift and Korean War • Hollywood movies of the 1950s • ‘Campaign for Truth’ • Death of Stalin • Hungary 1956 • Space Race

  4. ‘Business through blood and Poverty’ (above)

  5. Key points • United States Information Agency • Advent of Television + satellites • Soviet jamming • Nuclear issues and MAD • Cuban Missile Crisis

  6. Vietnam: ‘The First Television War’ • No, (1950-53) Korea actually • Colour TV, not live • ‘5 O’clock Follies’ • 1963-68 coverage • 1968 Tet Offensive • 1968-73 (75) Coverage

  7. A Media ‘stab-in-the-back’ theory • ‘The media lost us the war’ – does this stand up to analysis? • Used to justify reporting restrictions in later wars • Grenada, 1983 – Panama 1989 • Desert Storm 1991

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