History A-Level
Media and propaganda
What Media and propaganda means in History A-Level, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of Media and propaganda
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Reference: Pearson Edexcel
Western radio and television broadcasts from West Germany were widely watched, while the state responded with censorship and propaganda.
Topics that use Media and propaganda
- Life in East Germany, 1949–85 (Pearson Edexcel A-Level)
Related terms
- Consent, conformity and dissent
- Housing as a measure of modernity and shortage
- Negotiation and compromise
- Ostpolitik
- Propaganda, censorship and information control
- Religion and ideology
- State control and repression
- Surveillance and the Stasi state
Using Media and propaganda in the exam
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