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Stalin as 'the backseat driver' with a gun to the drivers head

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Stalin as 'the backseat driver' with a gun to the drivers head

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This cartoon depicts how even though Stalin was not directly in charge of East Germany, he would still put immense pressure on the GDR. Stalin's power and threats over a situation like East Germany, where he desperately wants to succeed causes the GDR to be in a very tough situation.  This is dangerous because with pressure from the GDR's rulings and Stalin, the East Germans are put in a frightening position.

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1 drawing. | Cartoon shows Soviet leader Stalin in the back seat of a car, pointing a gun at the head of the frightened driver (labeled "East Germany"). Suggests that although the Soviet Union has permitted the establishment of the German Democratic Republic, the political purges of the opposition parties in 1949 and 1950 have made it clear that the Russians are still in control.

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The Soviet economic disturbance causes a shortage of food. There was a decline in agricultural production causing lack of food and hunger strikes. The Soviet leaders due to their mismanagement of production, they were not able to produce sufficient foods for themselves. The people were in demand for better collective farming and agricultural production.

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Reproduction Number: LC-USZ62-105678 (b&w film copy neg.)

Call Number: CD 1 - Pease, no. 20 (B size)

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1 drawing. | Cartoon shows Soviet leaders Malenkov and Molotov at a banquet discussing a newspaper headline reporting "Food Riots in East Berlin." Reflects the widespread riots in Berlin and East Germany in the summer of 1953 caused, in part, by food shortages and industrial and agricultural collectivization.

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Your Patient is Screaming, so I can't hear a word you say

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Your Patient is Screaming, so I can't hear a word you say

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This picture shows how the screams from East Germany aren't being listened to. The riots are coming from behind the door that the two men are standing in front of. This clearly shows how the Soviets were simply ignoring the pleas from East Germany. The irony in this cartoon is that the physician is holdiing a bag that says "cure alls". The physician in this case, represents the Soviet Union; specifically how the Soviets believe they have all the answers when they are far from it.

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Call Number: CD 1 - Marcus, no. 167 (A size)

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Your patient is screaming so, I can't hear a word you say

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1 drawing. | Cartoon shows West Germany as a man expostulating to Soviet leader Malenkov, shown as a doctor carrying a physician's bag labeled "Cure Alls." Meanwhile screams come from the house next door (labeled "East Germany").

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The opening immediately shares a big part of the argument: that Stalin had a major impact on history's and the world's perception of the USSR and its associations. Separating the two was extremely difficult, and caused what can be even described as some sort of identity crisis, trying to create a government out of whoever was left behind from Stalin's era, and trying to maintain their values, but utterly failing.

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"The situation in Berlin is improving. The principal government buildings...and the police headquarters, are safe and guarded by our forces...The tanks and armored personnel carriers finish dispersing the demonstrators" (Wilson Center).
The USSR took aggressive approaches towards the demonstrators and also believed they had the situation under control. By using intense weapons, such as tanks, this caused citizens to view the USSR as overly intrusive and violent.
https://digitalarchive.wilsoncenter.org/document/113123

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“‘Keeping the Pot Simmering’: The United States and the East German Uprising of 1953.” 

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“‘Keeping the Pot Simmering’: The United States and the East German Uprising of 1953.” 

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Ostermann, Christian F. “‘Keeping the Pot Simmering’: The United States and the East German Uprising of 1953.” German Studies Review, vol. 19, no. 1, 1996, pp. 61–89. JSTOR, www.jstor.org/stable/1431713. Accessed 8 Mar. 2021.
The United States consistently disagreed in having involvement, while the other countries who were more intimately involved saw this this smokescreen, claiming otherwise.  Even the question of American involvement creates tensions. The issue between movements such as socialism, capitalism and communism were important, and brought more difficulty and nuance into the fight overall.
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Radio Free Europe Report on the Strikes in Plzen

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Radio Free Europe Report on the Strikes in Plzen

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"We want a free election. We want a new government" was chanted by crowds in the town square. People were sick of the work enviorment and also wanted better pay. They were upset with how their current government was being handled and wanted immidiate change. This is relevant because unhappy workers are the start to any big changes.

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Citizens in Berlin were protesting in order to gain freedom, as they wanted East Germany to no longer be under Soviet control. Demonstrators stated, "Down with German-Soviet friendship,' 'Down with the government'. . . 'Long live Western freedom', 'We want a new government'...'We want free elections in Berlin" (Wilson Center). East Germans wanted better lives, as they were very upset with the way their government was being handled, and felt they deserved to be free.

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CABLE FROM CZECHOSLOVAK MISSION IN BERLIN TO VACLAV DAVID, 1:45 PM

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The Czechoslovak Mission in Berlin described the proceeding of the demonstrations in East Berlin on 17 June 17.

"Cable from Czechoslovak Mission in Berlin to Vaclav David, 1:45 PM," June 17, 1953, History and Public Policy Program Digital Archive, National Security Archive/CWIHP, "Russian and Eastern European Documents Database (READD)" Collection. Provided by Andreij Edemsky (Moscow); translated by Caroline Kovtun. https://digitalarchive.wilsoncenter.org/document/113122

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Comrade Minister David. Work has ceased at most factories in Berlin. Some workers are discussing events in the factories, others are marching towards the building of the Ministries. The demonstrators are shouting slogans like, "Down with German-Soviet friendship," "Down with the government . . . Long live Western freedom," "We want a new government," "Long live the general strike . . . We want butter, not armed police," "We want free elections in Berlin," etc. The main crowd of demonstrators is around the House of Ministries building. Part of the march went along Unter den Linden through the Brandenburger Tor into West Berlin, and turned at Potsdamer Platz, from whence they wished [to get] to the House of Ministries building, all roads to which have been closed by the People's Police. On the way they burned down several wooden buildings as well as SED agitation centers. They destroyed a photograph board with outstanding workers as well as a board inscribed with, "The Democratic Sector Begins Here." Also a number of windowpanes in the houses. Soviet tanks and armored vehicles driving amongst the demonstrators through Berlin were accompanied by cries of "Shame!" FDJ members in blue shirts were threatened, and shouts were heard that they should take their shirts off, and that they had overslept their time [tk: ask Vojtech]. The SED has sent all its functionaries among the demonstrators to try and win them over. Western radio is constantly broadcasting the course of the demonstrations and is partially organizing their expansion by broadcasting false reports. Many West Berlin agents in their hastily bought bricklayers' caps are spreading the unrest. They are trying to give the demonstrations the character of an uprising. The demonstrations have three centers--the streets Unter den Linden, Leipziger Strasse, Stalinallee....

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CITATION SHARE DOWNLOAD Citation The Czechoslovak Mission in Berlin described the proceeding of the demonstrations in East Berlin on 17 June 17. "Cable from Czechoslovak Mission in Berlin to Vaclav David, 1:45 PM," June 17, 1953, History and Public Policy Program Digital Archive, National Security Archive/CWIHP, "Russian and Eastern European Documents Database (READD)" Collection.

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"They aspire to this the lifting, from the backs and from the hearts of the men, of their burden of arms and of fears, so that they may find before them a golden age of freedom and of peace". The need for freedom and the rebirth of every nations trust. US strive to redeem the near lost hopes of their old days and intend to end direct and indirect attacks on the security of other nations. Eisenhower wants to create this world peace and build this world where all people can be productive and prosperous. During the East German Uprising, he takes advantage of Soviet actions towards strikers and establishes his two-pronged strategy. This strategy he believed will help win this "psychological war", and liberate Eastern Europe from Soviet control. He would respond to prepare of public opinion in West Germany for intervention in East Germany. Also he wanted to broadcast from radio stations in West Berlin to bring awareness to Soviet actions within East Berlin. These were done to strengthen relations and support for Adenauer in the FDR.

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"Russia: Tell him who you love"
This particular political cartoon comes from the American perspective, and highlights the opinion of the United States, which was that Russia was consistently tampering and messing around in East German business.  The fact that this is shone highlights what American's saw, which is in direct contrast to the perspective of the Soviet Union, who clearly saw the events in a different fashion. Such polarization between the two countries made war extremely possible.