North America
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World Communism Today (American map, 1969)
Text: World Communism Today. Year: September 1969. Publisher: Newsweek magazine. Artist: NA. Additional Information: Countries are shaded according to their alignment (‘Pro-Soviet’, ‘Pro-Chinese’ or ‘Neutral Communism’), while a box to the bottom left gives some ‘Historical Background’ to the rise and spread of communism.
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The last act (American cartoon, 1922)
Text: The Last Act. 600 Years After Suleiman the Magnificent – Fadeout of the Sultanate and House of Othman. Year: 23 November 1922. Publisher: The Telegraph-Herald newspaper. Artist: E. A. Bushnell. Additional Information: Published shortly after the Ottoman sultanate was formally abolished on 1 November 1922 by the Grand National Assembly of Turkey, with Mehmed…
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Sure! I’m for the New Deal – I.M.A. SIMP (American pin, 1940)
Text: Sure! I’m for the New Deal – I.M.A. SIMP. Year: 1940. Publisher: Republican Wendell Willkie’s presidential campaign. Artist: NA. Additional Information: Pin attacking President Roosevelt and the New Deal. Issued as part of Republican Wendell Willkie’s presidential campaign, the pin shows the grinning character of ‘Ima Simp’ (meaning ‘simpleton’), implying that supporters of Roosevelt…
