Psychological Operations (United States)
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| - | An '''agency''' or '''ministry of propaganda''' is the part of a government charged with generating and distributing [[propaganda]]. | + | ==See also== |
| + | *[[Chieu Hoi]] | ||
| + | *[[Information warfare]] | ||
| + | *[[Pentagon military analyst program]] | ||
| + | *[[Political Warfare Executive]] | ||
| + | *[[Psychological warfare]] | ||
| + | *[[Psychological Warfare Division]] | ||
| + | *[[Psychological Operations in Guerrilla Warfare]] | ||
| + | *[[CIA]]'s [[Special Activities Division]] | ||
| - | Though governments routinely engage in propaganda, ministries with the word "propaganda" in their name have become progressively more rare since the end of [[World War II]], as a result of which the term took on its present negative connotation. Instead of using the word "propaganda", governments today often use the terms "[[public relations]]", "[[psychological operations]]", "[[education]]", or simply "[[information]]". | ||
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| - | ==Historical examples== | ||
| - | *[[Germany]] had employed [[Joseph Goebbels]] as head of the [[Ministry of Public Enlightenment and Propaganda]]. | ||
| - | *The [[Soviet Union]] had a [[Agitprop|Department for Agitation and Propaganda]]. | ||
| - | *The [[Brazil]]ian [[Estado Novo (Brazil)|Estado Novo]] had a Department of Press and Propaganda (DIP). | ||
| - | *Ireland had a Department of Propaganda, established 1918 and renamed to [[Minister for Publicity (Ireland)|Ministry for Publicity]] 1921. | ||
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| - | ==In literature== | ||
| - | *The [[Ministry of Truth]] is the ministry of propaganda in [[George Orwell]]'s [[1984 (novel)|1984]]. | ||
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| - | ==See also== | ||
| - | *[[Propaganda]] | ||
| - | *[[Mind Control]] | ||
| - | *[[Crowd Psychology]] | ||
| - | *[[United States Information Agency]] | ||
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- Chieu Hoi
- Information warfare
- Pentagon military analyst program
- Political Warfare Executive
- Psychological warfare
- Psychological Warfare Division
- Psychological Operations in Guerrilla Warfare
- CIA's Special Activities Division
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