9 sentences with “propaganda”

Much of what historians know of Persia is gleaned from the propaganda the Persian kings left behind.

Lives of saints, prayer books and anti-Protestant propaganda were printed and distributed throughout Europe.

Augustus was, among other things, a master of propaganda, commissioning numerous statues and busts of himself to be installed throughout the empire.

His victories kept morale high among both his troops and the French population, as did the steady stream of pro-Napoleonic propaganda he promoted through the imperial censorship.

Luther was quickly placed in the custody of a sympathetic German prince, Frederick the Wise of Saxony, who took him away and allowed him to continue his work writing anti-papal propaganda.

All Protestant denominations emphasised the importance of Bible reading, and as the Catholic Church waged its campaign against propaganda, the Church hierarchy came to regard general literacy as desirable as well.

Even in defeat, however, Napoleon proved brilliant at creating a legend of his exploits, quickly becoming the most famous of France's revolutionary generals thanks in large part to a propaganda campaign he helped fund.

In turn, Fascist propaganda sought to instil Fascist pride and identity in Italian citizens, while Fascist-led police forces targeted potential dissidents, sentencing thousands to prison terms or internal exile in closed prison villages (not unlike some of the Russian gulags that would exemplify a different but related totalitarian system in the East).

Subsequently, as he devoted himself to the analysis of the inherent characteristics of capitalism rather than to revolutionary propaganda, Marx became more circumspect. With astonishing erudition, he tried to make sense of an economic system that somehow repeatedly destroyed itself and yet grew stronger, faster and more violent with each economic cycle.