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Description
This source comes from a series of propaganda posters showing how the South Vietnamese military supports agricultural production. The image shows a farmer and South Vietnamese soldier together in a field, and promoting how the military was supporting and protecting individual land ownership.
Source-Dependent Questions
- What was the U.S. government trying to promote with the image?
- Why would soldiers be needed to support farmers during the early stages of the conflict?
- What was the intention of the posters created by the United States?
- Why would the U.S. need to employ propaganda techniques like this? Refer back to Caesar Smith's interview to help you formulate your response?
Citation Information
"Army Behavior Poster (7 Panels to set) - Vietnamese Army's Seven Commandments," U.S. Information Agency, 28 May 1956. Courtesy of National Archives