Historic Political Cartoons

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two men are talking to each other while another man is holding papers in his hand
Truman negotiates with Attlee and Stalin after World War II, while keeping the atomic bomb firmly in American hands.
an old cartoon shows two men talking to each other
Hitler and Mussolini with Franco during the Spanish Civil War.
an old black and white drawing of a monster attacking a man with his head in the air
Kaiser Wilhelm II admonishes Austrian Emperor Franz Joseph regarding the proposal to Serbia of a separate peace in 1915 during World War I.
an old black and white cartoon shows two men holding swords, one is pointing at the other
Abraham Lincoln and an African American recruit to the Union Army in 1862.
an old woman is handing something to another woman in a dress and headdress, vintage line drawing or engraving illustration
"New crowns for old ones!" An 1876 Punch cartoon of Benjamin Disraeli offering Victoria the Crown of India in exchange for her old one.
"The Awakening of the Third Estate," an aristocrat and clergyman are horrified to see a man casting off the shackles of his class at the beginning of the French Revolution.
"The Awakening of the Third Estate," an aristocrat and clergyman are horrified to see a man casting off the shackles of his class at the beginning of the French Revolution.
a black and white drawing of a man on a horse
The sands of time run out for the Kaiser in October 1918.
the gap in the bridge cartoon
Cartoon depicting American reluctance to join the League of Nations after World War I.
At the Congress of Verona in 1822, the Great Powers of Europe refuse to recognize the Greek declaration of independence.
At the Congress of Verona in 1822, the Great Powers of Europe refuse to recognize the Greek declaration of independence.
Napoleon creating new satellite kingdoms and states in Europe following his victory at the Battle of Austerlitz in 1805.
Napoleon creating new satellite kingdoms and states in Europe following his victory at the Battle of Austerlitz in 1805.
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Napoleon and the sovereigns of Europe in 1806.
Napoleon and the sovereigns of Europe in 1806.
an old book with some people on it and one is sitting in the middle of a barrel
Balkan Wars - Wikipedia
The leaders of Germany, France, Russia, Austria-Hungary, and Britain try to keep a lid on the simmering cauldron of tensions in the Balkans before World War I.
an illustration of the battle between britain and scotland
Peterloo Massacre - Wikipedia
This cartoon depicts the Peterloo Massacre in Manchester in 1819.
Napoleon during the Coup d'État of Eighteenth Brumaire on November 10, 1799, after which he seized control of the French government and installed himself as First Consul.
Napoleon during the Coup d'État of Eighteenth Brumaire on November 10, 1799, after which he seized control of the French government and installed himself as First Consul.
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