https://padlet.com/9964146/8gv489zws3waju1z Made to educate Prasanna G, Shanti S, Isabella McGovern, Meghan H en-us 2021-03-08 17:34:06 UTC 2025-11-12 15:35:19 UTC hello@padlet.com 9957658 https://padlet.com/9964146/8gv489zws3waju1z/wish/1283452374 2021-03-08 17:39:05 UTC https://padlet.com/9964146/8gv489zws3waju1z/wish/1283452374 9957658 https://padlet.com/9964146/8gv489zws3waju1z/wish/1283454601 2021-03-08 17:39:27 UTC https://padlet.com/9964146/8gv489zws3waju1z/wish/1283454601 9957658 https://padlet.com/9964146/8gv489zws3waju1z/wish/1283461874 https://www.loc.gov/item/2016683573/
"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.]]> 2021-03-08 17:40:41 UTC https://padlet.com/9964146/8gv489zws3waju1z/wish/1283461874 9964146 https://padlet.com/9964146/8gv489zws3waju1z/wish/1283478577 "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.]]> 2021-03-08 17:43:34 UTC https://padlet.com/9964146/8gv489zws3waju1z/wish/1283478577 9959138 https://padlet.com/9964146/8gv489zws3waju1z/wish/1283495677 "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.]]> 2021-03-08 17:46:23 UTC https://padlet.com/9964146/8gv489zws3waju1z/wish/1283495677 9959623 https://padlet.com/9964146/8gv489zws3waju1z/wish/1283517838 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.]]> 2021-03-08 17:50:02 UTC https://padlet.com/9964146/8gv489zws3waju1z/wish/1283517838 9957658 https://padlet.com/9964146/8gv489zws3waju1z/wish/1283517852 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.
The screenshot and quote below comes from page 64.]]> 2021-03-08 17:50:02 UTC https://padlet.com/9964146/8gv489zws3waju1z/wish/1283517852 9959623 https://padlet.com/9964146/8gv489zws3waju1z/wish/1284790443 "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.
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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.]]> 2021-03-11 17:45:41 UTC https://padlet.com/9964146/8gv489zws3waju1z/wish/1299347468 9959138 https://padlet.com/9964146/8gv489zws3waju1z/wish/1299353538 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. ]]> 2021-03-11 17:46:49 UTC https://padlet.com/9964146/8gv489zws3waju1z/wish/1299353538 9964146 https://padlet.com/9964146/8gv489zws3waju1z/wish/1299363739 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.]]> 2021-03-11 17:48:39 UTC https://padlet.com/9964146/8gv489zws3waju1z/wish/1299363739 9959138 https://padlet.com/9964146/8gv489zws3waju1z/wish/1299407099 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. ]]> 2021-03-11 17:56:34 UTC https://padlet.com/9964146/8gv489zws3waju1z/wish/1299407099