Geopolitics, USSR, peace, defense, disarmament, GATT General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade, American soldier, capitalism, Viktor Govorkov, NATO North Atlantic Treaty Organization, communism, World War II, propaganda, economy, US United States
On March 12, 1947, the President of the United States, Harry S. Truman, announced his concern about the "Communist threat" before Congress. He thus establishes the American doctrine: "I believe that the United States should support free peoples who resist attempts at enslavement [...]. I believe that we must help free peoples to forge their destiny [...]. I believe that our aid must essentially consist of economic and financial support". This speech is a precursor to the Marshall Plan, which was criticized by the USSR and its allies. In addition, the creation of NATO in 1949 heightened tensions since the United States set up bases throughout Europe to ward off the advance of communism by relying on NATO, the Truman doctrine and the theory of dominoes. Their aim is therefore to support the European countries which have not fallen into the hands of the Communists.
[...] Therefore, we can think that it represents capitalism as well as corruption, since behind the speech hides the money. Money given under the Marshall Plan to European countries that side with the United States is, in a way, to buy the confidence and support of these countries, according to the Soviets. Indeed, for example, the Organization for European Economic Cooperation (OEEC) was responsible for distributing American aid in Europe. The OEEC worked in coordination with the Economic Cooperation Administration the agency of the American administration specially created for the distribution of Marshall Plan funds. [...]
[...] The wounds evoke the Second World War and lead us to think that as soon as they end the war, as soon as they start another one. Behind the soldier is an atomic bomb hidden behind an ear of wheat. Wheat represents abundance and prosperity, and the nuclear bomb behind it brings us to the hidden message that the prosperity sold by the United States is a trap. At the same time, the poster denounces the possession of atomic weapons by the United States and the threat of its use. The poster also accuses the United States of hypocrisy. [...]
[...] We will first see that the poster addresses American hegemony in military terms and then we will talk about the economic and monetary domination of the United States of America. The main subject of this poster is a perceived military hegemony of the United States by the USSR. Indeed, we can see that there is a map of Europe where an American soldier, recognizable by his military attire, places bases with American flags. We feel that the soldier place pawns, like to strategize on a map in order to win a battle or a war. [...]
[...] bases - Viktor Govorkov (1952) - Relations between the United States and the USSR in the early 1950s Subject: Relations between the United States and the USSR in the early 1950s On March the President of the United States, Harry S. Truman, announced his concern about the "Communist threat" before Congress. He thus establishes the American doctrine: believe that the United States should support free peoples who resist attempts at enslavement [ . I believe that we must help free peoples to forge their destiny [ . [...]
[...] Signs in the poster show that the USSR implicitly denounces monetary and economic domination by the United States. It all starts with the Bretton Woods agreements of 1944 which affirm the supremacy of the dollar. These agreements organize a global monetary system around the US dollar, the only currency that is now convertible into gold, the United States was therefore responsible for setting the price of gold. In the back pocket of the soldier, we see a gun with the dollar logo, the message here is that the dollar has become a real weapon, that of great capitalism. [...]
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