Psychological warfare facts for kids
The term psychological warfare is used to describe methods that military use in war-time. We may understand it as an attempt to influence the behavior/beliefs of enemy armed forces and/or foreign civilian populations. Psychological warfare has many similarities with propaganda messages.
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Term
The term "pychological warfare" has always been considered problematic and offensive. The use of military power is increasingly not any more on the level of an local armored conflict, but on the global basis using mass media. The NATO uses the term "psychological operation" (PSYOP).
People are trying not to use the term "psychological warfare". They would rather use terms like "stabilisation" or "satisfaction".
History
Psychological warfare has mostly been introduced in the second world war. Both Axis Powers and Allied used it.
- The United States and United Kingdom used the famous German expatriate to appeal to the German population through broadcast.
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Images for kids
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Mosaic of Alexander the Great on his campaign against the Persian Empire.
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Map depicting the targets of all the subordinate plans of Operation Bodyguard.
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An American PSYOP leaflet disseminated during the Iraq War. It shows a caricature of Al-Qaeda in Iraq leader Abu Musab al-Zarqawi caught in a rat trap. The caption reads "This is your future, Zarqawi".
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U.S. Army loudspeaker team in action in Korea
See also
In Spanish: Guerra psicológica para niños
