There are three basic reasons that the US censored information released in news reports, especially those directly concerning the war effort:
1) Security - Accounts of armed forces deployments, new armaments, troop strength, and battle results could yield facts benefitting the enemy. (Loose lips sink ships.)
2) Morale - The morale of the country influenced how Americans worked on the homefront, so battlefield casualties were usually under-reported, and problems in the war industries were not publicized.
3) Disparage the Enemy - To counter enemy Propaganda, any successes by enemy countries in the war, or in technological advances, were routinely downplayed. Other countries would be reluctant to aid the weaker side.
Yes, military censorship existed in the Vietnam War. Military censorship helps hide important military information from becoming exposed to the enemy. Military information includes, but is not limited to, an ambush, night attack, or invasion. During the Second World War, censorship did not exist, though fortunately, the presence of the world's first atomic bomb was detected neither before nor after the bomb's creation. The Vietnam War was the first war to have censorship.
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No government was capable of censoring literally everything during WW2. what was censored depended, among other things, on which government you are talking about. The US had limited censorship, focusing primarily on letters from soldiers and newspaper reports from military locations
It was during WW1 that airplanes and tanks were introduce in warfare.
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Yes, military censorship existed in the Vietnam War. Military censorship helps hide important military information from becoming exposed to the enemy. Military information includes, but is not limited to, an ambush, night attack, or invasion. During the Second World War, censorship did not exist, though fortunately, the presence of the world's first atomic bomb was detected neither before nor after the bomb's creation. The Vietnam War was the first war to have censorship.
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Answerthey didn't they had more than enough food to last AnswerNot true--there was wartime rationing starting basically as soon as the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor. Everything was rationed.
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No government was capable of censoring literally everything during WW2. what was censored depended, among other things, on which government you are talking about. The US had limited censorship, focusing primarily on letters from soldiers and newspaper reports from military locations
The government used propaganda to make their own government. They look good and their opponents look poorly. They censored any unfavorable press, not allowing negative news to reach the citizens ears. This was common practice for all governments involved in the war.