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Item American Cold War propaganda in Franco's Spain : the Spanish edition of the Reader's Digest, 1952-1962(1994) Quintero Herrera, Carlos; De Uriarte, Mercedes LynnThis work analyzes the role of the Spanish edition of the Reader's Digest as an instrument of American Cold War propaganda during the 1952-1962 period, when Spain was under the rule of Francisco Franco's dictatorship. The United States supported its economic and military expansion in Western Europe after World War II through the official propaganda produced by its information agencies such as the C.I.A. and the U.S.I.A. and through the socialization values carried by the American media. The Reader's Digest, as the most widely read magazine in the world, played a major role in this scheme. The propagandistic nature of the messages conveyed by the magazine is described by a comparative analysis between the Digest content and the suggestions made in a report commissioned by the U.S.I.A. in 1953. The focus of the analysis is the promotion of anti-Communist and pro-Capitalist values as the main ideological components of U.S. foreign policy during the Cold War.Item Uncovering art education during World War II(2011-05) Sullivan, Mary Elizabeth, 1970-; Bolin, Paul Erik, 1954-; Mayer, Melinda M.This research investigated the national interests of art education in public schools during the period surrounding the Second World War (1941–1946). Art education materials written for students and teachers during these years were examined in this study and provide a look at classroom projects and educational teachings supportive of the war effort. This perspective of promoting nationalism is based on a review of printed art education journals, curriculum guides, and books related to the subject of educational themes in public schools during World War II. These published materials presented a practical way for educators, and in this research, art educators, to build a sense of nationalism throughout the country and for teachers and students to support the war effort from their classrooms.