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Propaganda in World War II

World War II witnessed the greatest propaganda campaigns in history. Often referred to as the “Fourth Arm” after the army, navy, and air force, propaganda was conducted by all belligerents and was essentially designed to sustain domestic civilian morale during a long war at home while undermining enemy civilian and military confidence in the ability

New World Monkeys

New World monkeys (NWMs), also known as platyrrhines, live in tropical forest environments from southern Mexico down through South America. The name platyrrhine comes from the broad, flat, external nose characteristic of this group of primates. There are more than 50 species of NWMs, all of which are predominantly arboreal and herbivorous. NWMs are divided

Old World Monkeys

Old World monkeys (OWMs) are one of two major groups of monkeys, consisting of all primates belonging to the family Cercopithecidae. The family is composed of 18 genera and approximately 90 species, including baboons, colobines, guenons, and macaques. OWMs are found throughout large portions of Africa and Asia, living in a wide range of habitats.

New World Information and Communication Order (NWICO)

The New World Information and Communication Order (NWICO) is the result of a political proposal concerning media and communication issues emerging from international debates in the late 1970s. The term originated in discussions within the NonAligned Movement (NAM), following the proposal for a “new international economic order,” and became the expression of the aspirations of

BBC World Service

The international radio station with the largest global audience and the one with the best-known name, the BBC World Service, began as the Empire Service on shortwave in 1932. Today, while most of its estimated weekly audience of 183 million (all figures given here are for 2007) continue to rely on direct transmission on shortwave

Third World

Many authors concur that the third world is a term used to describe countries and nations who are poor, in political crisis, contending with pollution, and in debt. Berger believes these differences between developed and underdeveloped nations have also been described as a North-South conflict wherein the developed nations are the North and the underdeveloped

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