Between the Hammer and the Sickle
9/12/1951
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With France’s war in Vietnam in its fifth year, the United States Government became convinced that Chinese armed units were about to invade Vietnam to support their North Vietnamese allies. In response, it stepped up military, economic, and political programs. This poster was part of the U.S. Information Agency’s anti-Communist propaganda campaign “using all media borrowed or bought—radio, pamphlets, press, agents, (and) word-of-mouth.”
Depicted is an attack on the Associated State of Vietnam (South Vietnam) by communist forces from the People's Republic of China, the Soviet Union, and the Democratic Republic of Vietnam (North Vietnam). Each hand is depicted with a flag from these nations as they use a hammer and sickle to assault the State.
Depicted is an attack on the Associated State of Vietnam (South Vietnam) by communist forces from the People's Republic of China, the Soviet Union, and the Democratic Republic of Vietnam (North Vietnam). Each hand is depicted with a flag from these nations as they use a hammer and sickle to assault the State.
This primary source comes from the Records of the U.S. Information Agency.
National Archives Identifier: 6948939
Full Citation: Poster 306-PPB-89; Between the Hammer and the Sickle; 9/12/1951; Propaganda Posters Distributed in Asia, Latin America and the Middle East, ca. 1950 - ca. 1965; Records of the U.S. Information Agency, Record Group 306; National Archives at College Park, College Park, MD. [Online Version, https://docsteach.org/documents/document/hammer-and-sickle, October 9, 2024]Rights: Public Domain, Free of Known Copyright Restrictions. Learn more on our privacy and legal page.
