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WWII French Anti-Communist Leaflet
World War II anti-communist French leaflet that translates to “French it is with your own blood we will redden your flag.”
World War II-era postcard
Postcard portraying Axis leaders – Hitler, Hirohito, and Mussolini – as monkeys in a zoo.
Winterhilfswerk Button Books
These miniature books were given as a token to those who donated to the annual Winterhilfswerk (German Winter Relief). Children were extremely active in collecting for the charity and these books were often given to those whose work, monies, or both…
We are Young Leninists
Image of a young boy saluting
Tokio kid say “Much waste of material make so-o-o-o Happy! Thank you,”
The “Tokio Kid” campaign consisted of a series of posters featuring a caricature of a Japanese man with highly exaggerated features such as pointed ears and fangs
The Palazzo di Propaganda Fide
Engraving of the headquarters of the Propaganda fide in Rome, (Palace of the Propagation of the Faith)
The Little Red Guard and Two Grenades
Two 1970s-era children's era propaganda books from China
The Enemy of Humankind
This Russian poster, “The Enemy of Humankind,” depicts Kaiser Wilhelm II, the last German Emperor and King of Prussia, who was largely blamed for World War I, as a devil with cloven hooves holding human skulls.