Cartoon by Woop on the containment policy of US President Harry S. Truman (20 March 1948)

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‘Ruler and Compass’. On 20 March 1948, cartoonist Woop illustrates the objective of US foreign policy, which, since the address given by US President Harry S. Truman to Congress on 12 March 1947, has sought to contain Soviet expansion in the world.

Source and copyright

Source: Une semaine dans Le Monde. 20.03.1948, n° 97; 3e année. Paris: Le Monde.

Copyright: (c) Woop

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Cartoon by Woop on the containment policy of US President Harry S. Truman (20 March 1948)