A Study Of American Ideological Strategy Against The Soviet Union

American ideological strategy during the Cold War is one of the significant factors of final collapse of the Soviet Union.Nowadays,the USA has regards China as chief rival and is bound to do anything to export ideology to China.Under the circumstances,it is necessary to study American ideological stratefy against the Soviet Union.First,present studies of ideological strategy mainly focus on preliminary stage of the Cold War rather than a whole time period.American ideological strategy is a important component of Grand Strategy of Containment.American ideological strategy against the Soviet Union is not ended until the end of the Cold War.So it is necessary to study American ideological strategy against the Soviet Union during the whole process of the Cold War and explore its different means in different periods.Only in this way,can we more profoundly understand the role of ideological strategy in grand strategy of containment.Second,analyzing the nature of American ideological strategy against the Soviet Union.Although,there is so many studies on American ideological strategy against the Soviet Union and propaganda war,they almost focus on narration of facts rather than essence of ideological strategy.The dissertation will analyze its essence from aspects of guiding thought,operating mode,policy objective and strategic goal.Third,the study of American ideological strategy is consistent with central government requirement of intensifying propaganda.Fourth,it is helpful to maintan the domiance of the offical ideology.Fifth,the study of American ideological strategy against the Soviet Union contributes to perfect our propaganda system and foreign propaganda by referring to American means and tactics.The dissertation concludes whole process of American ideological strategy against the Soviet Union ranging from making and implementation to adjustment based on a variety of first and secondhand literature by historical approach.Finally,suggestions on how to protect Chinese ideological security are made.The USA,motivated by political,economic and cultural interests,launch ideological attack on the Soviet Union on the basis of liberalizm,nationalizm and racizm.The main approaches of American ideological strategy consist of cultural diplomacy,human rights diplomacy and democratic export.The main purpose of American ideological strategy is to defeat the Soviet Union and turnover its socialistic institution.George Kennan put forward the Theory of Containment and argued contain the Soviet Union in the field of ideology.The Truman Administration primarily made the propaganda policy toward the Soviet Union,iuused Smith-Munt Act,set up PSB and IIA,by which preliminarily established foreign propaganda system and launched Campaign of Truth.The Eisenhaower Administration largerly reformed American propaganda system,made propaganda policy against the Soviet Union aimed at Peaceful Evolution.It established a serises of new institutions,and intensively carry out cultural diplomacy aimed at export ideology to the Soviet Union by measns of educational and cultural exchange.The Kennedy Administration contiued to adjust American propaganda system,constantly enhance president’s leadership of propaganda,issued The Fulbright Act to provide stable financial support for American cultural diplomacy.In 1970s,the USA had to smooth tie with the Soviet Union and regard human rights diplomacy as main approach of ideological strategy beacause of power-shift.The USA linked human rights to ecomomic and strategic topics to exert pressure on the Soviet Union from biolateral and multilateral levels.In 1980s,the USA gained an advantage agaain.The Reagan Administration enforce democratic export against the Soviet Union,lauched ideological war,eroded Soviet dignitaries,destoryed Soviet social oeder with NGO.The Regean’s policy accelerated collapse of the Soviet Union.The George.W.Bush’s BeyondContaimment policy took the last straw on the Soviet Union.Anticommunism is essence of American ideological strategy agaisnt the Soviet Union.Power-shift,rotation of ruling parties,public opions,ideology and strategic thinking of leaders are primary factors of change of American ideological strategy.The fact that the USA defeated the Soviet Union brought China inspirations.China needs to highly stress cyber security and sovereignty,actively learn from foreign experience,and enhance ideological international right of speech.