米国政府は、映画、テレビ、書籍、雑誌などの普及を促進する役割しか果たしていなかった。しかし、第二次世界大戦後の旧枢軸国占領中、米国政府は共産主義に反対し全体主義を排除し、民主主義を促進するためにこれらの国のメディアを再構築する上で主要な役割を果たした。ドイツでは、1945年にアメリカの占領本部である米国軍政府局(OMGUS)が、ミュンヘンを拠点とする独自の新聞を発行した。「Die Neue Zeitung」は、戦前に米国に亡命したドイツ人とユダヤ人の移民によって編集された。この新聞はナチスの文化的残党を破壊し、アメリカの文化がどのように機能しているかをドイツ人にさらすことによって民主主義を奨励することであった。スポーツ、政治、ビジネス、ハリウッド、ファッション、そして国際問題についての詳細な情報があった。 アメリカニゼーションは、ソビエト連邦の崩壊前とその後も定期的に鉄のカーテンに広がり続けた。[要出典]
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