Title: “The Resurrection”
Explanation: Konrad Adenauer, the West German chancellor, is presented as standing in Adolf Hitler’s place, carrying an American flag and reading a fine speech. Comparing capitalism and the United States to fascism and Nazi Germany. This tactic was effective because everyone was generally against the Nazis. |
Title: “The World’s Policeman”
Explanation: An American soldier gets a hot foot while trying to dominate the world. This depicts the United States trying to control everything and the people of East Germany sought to be free after WWII and the Nazis, which is ironic because the USSR, virtually controlled everything in East Germany. To the extent of building a wall. |
Title: “OK, the more grain our tanks ruin, the more they will have to import from us.”
Explanation: American military maneuvers were a frequent cause of friction in West Germany, a fact this cartoon attempts to play on. This implies that the United States purposefully moved military equipment over grain and other crops so the people would have to purchase from the west. This fulled the idea that the United States and all its allies are greedy capitalist yanks. |