"Communists Force You into a Third Winter of War!"

Title

"Communists Force You into a Third Winter of War!"

Subject

American propaganda in the Cold War

Description

[ID: Black and white image depicting injured soldiers struggling in a snowstorm with text in Korean that reads, "Communists force you into a third winter of war! /end ID]

Analysis
Deliberate: premeditated
Systemic: part of a methodical and regular campaign by American, South Korean, and UN governments 
Attempt: perceptual, cognitive, behavioral 
Shaping Perceptions: language ("Communists" "force you" "third" "war"), image (soldiers, snow)
Achieve a Response: anti-Communist perception, sentiment, and behavior

Source

Anchi Hoh. "Korean War Propaganda Leaflet Collection at the Library of Congress." September 26, 2017, International Collections, Blogs, Library of Congress. Image. Accessed February 2022. https://blogs.loc.gov/international-collections/2017/09/korean-war-propaganda-leaflet-collection-at-the-library-of-congress/.   

Original Format

Image

Physical Dimensions

481x688

Files

2-South-to-North-1.jpg

Citation

“"Communists Force You into a Third Winter of War!",” American History of Propaganda, accessed November 19, 2024, https://ahop.reclaim.hosting/items/show/48.