World War Two Cartoons What is the message of this cartoon? (6 Marks) © Hodder Murray.

World War Two Cartoons

What is the message of this cartoon? (6 Marks)

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Mark Scheme

• Level 1 – Surface use of the cartoon (1 – 2)

• Level 2 – Interpretation only (2 – 3)

• Level 3 – Interpretation supported by detail from the cartoon or contextual knowledge (4 - 5)

• Level 4 – Interpretation supported by detail from the cartoon and contextual knowledge (6)

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A British cartoon about the reoccupation of the Rhineland, 1936.Pax Germanica is Latin and means ‘Peace, German style’.

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Peace, German style

Germany is walking over the Lacarno treaty, showing they are ignoring it

Armed goose

Satirical, nursery rhyme

Nazi Flags The message of this cartoon is ... That Germany are ignoring the Lacarno treaty and the Treaty of Versailles. The Nazi’s are shown to be aggressive by the weapons on the goose. This was published in response to the remilitarisation of the Rhineland.

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An American cartoon published in March 1936 showing theencirclement of Germany by France and the USSR.

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Geographically Russia & France surround Germany, this is shown here by them holding hands.

USA are saying that this situation is not good for anyone, it won’t bring peace.

Faces of France & Russia sinister & evil.

Germany is shown as being fully armed

© Hodder Murray A cartoon from Punch commenting on the Anschluss, 1938.

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Hitler, German leader

Stealing the Austrian integrity

Mussolini says: I never heard anything. This is showing his Support for Hitler.

March on Rome

Criticism of Germany taking control of Austria, the Anschluss.

Taking Austria is now legal – ‘Good hunting’

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A Soviet cartoon commenting on the Anschluss, 1938, showing Hitler catching Austria.

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Hitler

Italy

Austria

This cartoon shows Hitler’s aggression, that he is prepared to go ‘deep fishing’ to get what he wants and that he doesn’t care about people. Hitler was land hungry and wasn’t going to stop at one fish or piece of land.

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A cartoon by David Low from the London Evening Standard, 1936. This was a popularnewspaper with a large readership in Britain.

SOURCE 22 Hitler marching to his own tune as he violates Versailles

Criticism of the leaders for not standing up to Hitler.

Final destination is world domination

Low cartoon

World leaders aren’t standing up to Hitler, they are shown as being spineless

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David Low cartoon commenting on the Anschluss, 1938.

SOURCE 24 Germany pushing its weight on other countries.

GB & France not making a stand despite that they are going to be affected eventually

Eggs in one basket show that Britain is taking a risk and they didn’t have support from all there empire.

Low cartoon

This cartoon was published in response to the Anschluss Britain are being criticised for doing nothing

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A cartoon from Punch, November 1937. Punch was deeplycritical of the British government’s policies that allowed

Hitler to achieve what he wanted in the 1930s. Themagazine was an important influence on public opinion,

particularly among educated and influential people.It had a circulation of about 120,000 copies per week

during the 1930s.

SOURCE 23This cartoon shows a bleak future for Britain if the government fail to stand up to Hitler and his foreign policy.

WW1 generation would be familiar with such scenes.

Gas masks

This is a punch cartoon, they were often critical of the British Government .

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A British cartoon commenting on the Sudetenland crisis of 1938.

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Chamberlain: seemingly aware of what is happening behind him.

Germany speaking Czech people have allowed Germany in, this will have an impact on Britain eventually.

Germany shown as aggressive

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A British cartoon commenting on the Sudetenland crisis of 1938.

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Chamberlain, has his sleeves rolled up showing he is ready to work

Chamberlain is trying to push the world to peace, but could be endangering the world and we could end up in war.

The world is just passed the crack, suggesting that Chamberlain might make it

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SOURCE 35

A British cartoon from 1938.

Britain, looks laid back reading the paper, unaware of what is happening

If Germany is allowed to take Czechoslovakia then eventually others will fall, including Britain & France.

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A British cartoon from 1939.

SOURCE 44 This cartoon is in reference to theNazi – Soviet Pact

Hitler and Stalin are meant to be friends, but both have a gun behind their back.

This cartoon suggests that theNazi – soviet pact was about buying time for both sides.

Model Answer – with reference to source 32 B

• Chamberlain has been following a policy of appeasement, and has recently signed the Munich agreement, where Britain and Germany agreed not to go to war. However, this cartoon suggests that although Chamberlain has worked hard, his sleeves are rolled up, the war is still likely to go to war. This is shown by the world being pushed along the plank which is cracked, if it breaks the war plunges to war. This cartoons suggests that war is likely.

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People are named

Tells us what is happening at the time – context

Uses details to back up its points

Gives the message of the cartoon