Origins Free World



during world war ii, allied powers viewed opposing oppression , fascism of axis powers, making them free . following end of world war ii, cold war conception of free world included anti-communist states being free , particularly capitalist states said have free speech, free press, freedom of assembly , freedom of association.


in world war ii, term free world used refer nations fighting against axis powers. during world war ii term free countries used identify western allies. during cold war, term referred allies of united states. in both cases, term used propaganda purposes.


during cold war, many neutral countries, namely in considered third world, or having no formal alliance either united states or soviet union, viewed claim of free world leadership united states grandiose , illegitimate. phrase has been used in ironically negative manner, in anti-us context, not approve of either united states foreign policy or despise united states whole.


one of earliest uses of term free world politically significant term occurs in frank capra s world war ii propaganda film series why fight. in prelude war, first film of series, free world portrayed white planet, directly contrasted black planet called slave world . film depicts free world western hemisphere, led united states , western europe, , slave world eastern hemisphere, dominated nazi germany , japanese empire.








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