Democracy kneels for US

November 5, 2005 10:18 PM

Searching for an ant-war cartoon from WW1 or WW2. Features "Democracy" kneeling in front of Uncle Sam, pleading that he stay out of the war for her sake.
posted by The White Hat to education (5 comments total)

I don't know it, but can offer a little bit that may help arrive at the decision. i would bet large amounts of $ what you are looking for is from WWI. It may have taken Pearl Harbor to get America officially involved in WWII but I don't think there was as much apprehension about entering into it as there was around WWI. We where pretty isolationistic about that time, especially in matters concerning europe.
posted by edgeways at 10:52 PM on November 5, 2005

I vote for pre-WWII. There was a large isolationist movement in the USA before Pearl Harbor. Charles Lindbergh and the America First Committee would be good topics to Google on.
posted by Carol Anne at 4:11 AM on November 6, 2005

Was Democracy dressed a bit like the statue of liberty? I think it was in a GCSE textbook I had on 20th century history. I can't remember what the book was called, but it basically had WWI, WWII, the Cold War, Vietnam, and possibly some other stuff. Not much help I guess...
posted by Orange Goblin at 4:14 AM on November 6, 2005

If it is in fact pre-WWII, you could poke about here.
posted by Eothele at 9:10 AM on November 6, 2005

I know someone who has volumes of early political cartoons. I sent your request to him. Stay tuned...
posted by Edward King at 10:47 AM on November 6, 2005