All maps are designed for a purpose. A propaganda map is one designed to be particularly persuasive. The author of the map expresses specific feelings on a topic creating maps not just for information but allow us to interpret them. The map shown above is a propaganda map showing the world in the view of Ronald Reagan during the cold war. Your able to see how big of a threat the USSR is and that is what they want you to think. Even though it is not an accurate map, the persuasiveness involved is what the goal is. All of these reasons on what makes this map propaganda.
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