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This source is a photoprint of an anti-communist poster found in “Miscellaneous Items in High Demand collection,” which is located in Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division in Washington, DC. The image depicts the mask of Stalin covering…

This is a picture of a woman on the job. The year it was taken is in question. However, it’s different to see a woman actually doing manual labor. Usually women are always at home taking care of the families, while the men are the breadwinners. I…

October 1917. Lenin's "Call to Power'" was meant to mobilize Russians to take over power from Alexander Kerenski's Provisional Government.

A photograph from the Library of Congress, published by the Keystone View Company. The photograph is titled, “Clemenceau, Wilson and Lloyd George leaving Palace of Versailles after signing peace treaty”. It shows Clemenceau, Wilson and George leaving…

This political cartoon is depicting Walter Ulbricht, the First Secretary of the East German Communist Party who was one of the people who ordered the Berlin Wall to be constructed. In this cartoon, Lang draws Ulbricht as a giant sitting on Berlin. He…

The purpose of this source is to introduce the Industrial Revolution in all of its aspects. The value of this source is that it thoroughly touches upon all the characteristics of the industrialization occurring in this time frame. Throughout the…

In this cartoon, Lang represents the Soviet Union as an ogre-representing communism. Capitalism is represented through a caricature of President Kennedy who is waving a warning and cautionary finger at the ogre who is biting his lower leg labeled…

A map of the Ottoman Empire from the 1840’s. The map gives a detailed picture of the land under the Ottoman rule as well as city and state names.

This poster from 1960 shows two young women dressed very nicely chatting as they work. In the background, there is a sewing machine, and one of the women seems to be crafting an article of clothing. The communist party commissioned posters such as…