Reprisals, Rewards, Reactionaries

Reprisals, Rewards, Reactionaries

McCutcheon, John T. (John Tinney), 1870-1949

Political cartoons

World War (1914-1918)

William II, German Emperor, 1859-1941

Verdun, Battle of (France : 1916)

Soldiers

Bombs

Projectiles, Aerials

Armed forces

Soldiers

Military campaigns

Germany

Allied Forces

Political cartoonist John T. McCutcheon illustrates paradoxes emerging during World War I in this six panel political cartoon. In the first panel German leaders celebrate the German bombing of London and condemning the Allied bombing of Germany in the second panel. In the third panel General von Deimling, Crown Prince Wilhelm II's chief of staff receives blame for the German loss at Verdun. The fourth panel shows how Crown Prince Wilhelm II, not von Deimling, would have received the accolades if the Germans had won. The fifth panel shows a man representing the American old guard reactionary declaring "The public be blowed," while in the final panel a man on horseback states "If there's a reaction against the war, I'll be in a position to lead" while the American troops walk in the opposite direction.

Captions: "Under one: REPRISALS. When the German planes bomb London. When allied planes bomb German cities. Under two: Rewards. An obscure General is blamed for the failure at Verdun. But the Crown Prince would have gotten all the glory if Verdun had been a victory. Under three: Reactionaries. The old troupe of political reactionary. The present type of political reactionary."

McCutcheon, John T.

Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum

n.d.

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eng

403018

John T. McCutcheon Collection

John T. McCutcheon Collection

political cartoon

b&w

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58 x 37 cm