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South America Under the Axis or The Heil With the Monroe Doctrine
- Title:
- South America Under the Axis or The Heil With the Monroe Doctrine
- Alternate Title:
- South America Under the Axis
- Collection:
- Persuasive Cartography: The PJ Mode Collection
- Creator:
- Groth, John
- Date:
- 1938
- Posted Date:
- 2017-04-14
- ID Number:
- 1270.01
- File Name:
- PJM_1270_01.jpg
- Style/Period:
- 1920 - 1939
- Subject:
- Between the Wars
Satirical
Pictorial
- Measurement:
- 29 x 53 on sheet 34 x 53 (centimeters, height x width)
- Notes:
- This satirical map from Ken Magazine in 1938 attacks the commercial, cultural and military intrusion into South America by the “gangster governments” of Germany, Italy and Japan, “fascist mobsters” who have “muscled in.” Cartoon figures show details of the Axis activities in countries across the country.
Ken was a controversial anti-fascist publication that first appeared in April 1938. It was distinguished by unusual and powerful graphics like this one and provocative photos and articles, including reports on the Spanish Civil War by Ernest Hemingway. The magazine failed in August 1939 as a result of wariness by advertisers and a boycott by the Catholic Church. Baptista 2009, 109-115. For other maps in the collection from the magazine, Search > "Ken Magazine."
For another pictorial map raising the threat of fascist influence on South America in a more subtle manner, see ID #2468, "The Continent of South America", also published in 1938.
For further information on the Collector’s Notes and a Feedback/Contact Link, see https://persuasivemaps.library.cornell.edu/content/about-collection-personal-statement and https://persuasivemaps.library.cornell.edu/content/feedback-and-contact
- Source:
- Ken Magazine, April 21, 1938, pp. 54-55.
- Repository:
- Private Collection of PJ Mode
- Format:
- Image
- Rights:
- For important information about copyright and use, see http://persuasivemaps.library.cornell.edu/copyright.
