Definition of Terms INTRODUCTION

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F. Definition of Terms

Before going further in discussing the problem, I would like to clarify some important terms to avoid misunderstanding. 1. Propaganda T.J Smith’s Propaganda states propaganda is the spreading of information or ideas, sometimes false or exaggerated, in a way. The purpose is to make others accept them. Propaganda is used to support and spread a particular opinion or point of view, engaging both the intellect and the emotions of the audience which varies in form and techniques. It can take the forms of leaflets, posters, TV broadcasts, radio broadcasts or a literary work. Therefore, American Propaganda is ideas, facts, or presumption spread deliberately by the United States government during World War II in order to degrade and deceive the opposing side, in this case, Germany. 2. Nazi National Socialism, commonly called Nazism, was German political movement initiated in 1920 with the organization of the National Socialist German Workers Party Nationalsozialistische Deutsche Arbeiterpartei, or NSDAP. It was also called the Nazi Party. The movement culminated in the establishment of the Third Reich, the totalitarian German state led by the dictator Adolf Hitler from 1933 to 1945 Polak 321. Nazi has modern political ideology that seeks to regenerate the social, economic, and cultural life of a country by basing it PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI 7 on a heightened sense of national belonging or ethnic identity. Chris Rudiger’s World War II and Propaganda discusses the Fascism rejection to the liberal ideas. Fascism rejects liberal ideas such as freedom and individual rights, and often presses for the destruction of elections, legislatures, and other elements of democracy. 3. World War II There were a lot of discussions in the United States during the early 1940s regarding an appropriate name for the war that began with the German invasion of Poland in 1939. On the September 11, 1945, the United States Government officially adopted the title “World War II” through a joint letter. The letter was approved by Harry S. Truman Langsam 7. It was the European war 1939-1945 between Allies Powers, including the Great Britain, the United States, and the Soviet Union against the Axis Powers of Germany, Italy, and Japan. PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI 8

CHAPTER II REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE