Cold War rhetoric

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historical phenomenon ideological discourse political rhetoric propaganda discourse

Cold War rhetoric refers to the ideological, political, and propagandistic language used by the United States, the Soviet Union, and their allies to frame and justify their rivalry during the Cold War era.

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Surface form Occurrences
Cold War politics 1

Statements (53)

Predicate Object
instanceOf historical phenomenon ⓘ
ideological discourse ⓘ
political rhetoric ⓘ
propaganda discourse ⓘ
associatedWithPolicy containment ⓘ
detente ⓘ
mutually assured destruction ⓘ
peaceful coexistence ⓘ
rollback ⓘ
communicatedThrough diplomatic statements ⓘ
film propaganda ⓘ
political speeches ⓘ
radio broadcasts ⓘ
school curricula ⓘ
state-controlled media ⓘ
employsDevice demonization of the enemy ⓘ
fear appeals ⓘ
ideological labeling ⓘ
moral dichotomies ⓘ
national security framing ⓘ
us-versus-them narratives ⓘ
hasIdeologicalBasis Marxism–Leninism ⓘ
anticommunism ⓘ
capitalism ⓘ
liberal democracy ⓘ
hasKeyTheme capitalism versus communism ⓘ
containment of communism ⓘ
democracy versus totalitarianism ⓘ
freedom versus tyranny ⓘ
inevitability of socialist victory ⓘ
nuclear deterrence ⓘ
peace versus aggression ⓘ
hasNotableExample 1984 State of the Union Address ⓘ
surface form: Evil Empire speech

Ich bin ein Berliner speech ⓘ
Sinews of Peace speech ⓘ
surface form: Iron Curtain speech

Khrushchev UN shoe-banging incident ⓘ
Tear down this wall speech ⓘ
Truman Doctrine ⓘ
surface form: Truman Doctrine speech

We will bury you statement ⓘ
hasPurpose delegitimize the opponent ⓘ
justify geopolitical rivalry ⓘ
mobilize domestic support ⓘ
shape international opinion ⓘ
hasTimePeriod Cold War ⓘ
influences public perception of the Cold War ⓘ
studiedIn history of the Cold War ⓘ
international relations ⓘ
media studies ⓘ
political communication ⓘ
usedBy NATO ⓘ
surface form: NATO countries

Soviet Union ⓘ
United States NERFINISHED ⓘ
Warsaw Pact ⓘ
surface form: Warsaw Pact countries

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Sinews of Peace → hasInfluenceOn → Cold War rhetoric ⓘ
this entity surface form: Cold War politics