A Matter of Persuasion: The American Government's Use of Psychological Warfare During World War II

dc.contributor.authorRamsey, JoAnna
dc.contributor.departmentHistory and Historic Preservationen_US
dc.contributor.programBachelor's Degreeen_US
dc.date.accessioned2016-04-04T18:15:50Z
dc.date.available2016-04-04T18:15:50Z
dc.date.issued2016
dc.descriptionThe concept for this paper originated from my work with the diary of American World War II soldier Vernon Goetz. I have been working with the diary and its artifacts in Goucher’s Special Collections since the fall of 2013 with Professor Tina Sheller. In Professor Sheller’s Historic Preservation 311 course entitled “Public History: Theory and Practice” we focused on the documents that were found inside of the diary. I was assigned three leaflets from the diary to use as a basis for my research into the United States government’s use of psychological warfare during World War II. As I began my research, I became fascinated with the different messages that were used to influence the attitudes and actions of Americans and Germans and with the techniques used to completely surround both groups with these messages. Throughout this paper I explored the origins and methods of the United States government’s propaganda campaigns that were used to gain support from Americans and weaken German forces.en_US
dc.description.abstractThe concept for this paper originated from my work with the diary of American World War II soldier Vernon Goetz. I have been working with the diary and its artifacts in Goucher’s Special Collections since the fall of 2013 with Professor Tina Sheller. In Professor Sheller’s Historic Preservation 311 course entitled “Public History: Theory and Practice” we focused on the documents that were found inside of the diary. I was assigned three leaflets from the diary to use as a basis for my research into the United States government’s use of psychological warfare during World War II. As I began my research, I became fascinated with the different messages that were used to influence the attitudes and actions of Americans and Germans and with the techniques used to completely surround both groups with these messages. Throughout this paper I explored the origins and methods of the United States government’s propaganda campaigns that were used to gain support from Americans and weaken German forces.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipTina Shelleren_US
dc.description.urihttp://blogs.goucher.edu/verge/current-issue/en_US
dc.format.extent35 p.en_US
dc.genrejournal articlesen_US
dc.genreresearch articlesen_US
dc.identifierdoi:10.13016/M22Q9X
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11603/2684
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.relation.isAvailableAtGoucher College, Baltimore, MD
dc.relation.ispartofseriesVerge: the goucher journal of undergraduate writing;12
dc.rightsCollection may be protected under Title 17 of the U.S. Copyright Law. To obtain information or permission to publish or reproduce, please contact the Goucher Special Collections & Archives at 410-337-6347 or email archives@goucher.edu.
dc.subjectResearch -- Periodicals.en_US
dc.subjectHumanities -- Research -- Periodicals.en_US
dc.subjectSocial sciences -- Research -- Periodicals.en_US
dc.titleA Matter of Persuasion: The American Government's Use of Psychological Warfare During World War IIen_US
dc.typeTexten_US

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