Aggression From the North
4/23/1965
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A 1965 policy paper titled “Aggression from the North” described the justification for America’s intervention in Vietnam. It portrayed the war as an invasion by the North Vietnamese with Moscow pulling the strings. Critics insisted it was a civil war instigated by independent actors in the south.
This "Aggression From the North" poster comes from a series of visual propaganda distributed by the U.S. Information Agency worldwide.
This primary source comes from the Records of the U.S. Information Agency.
National Archives Identifier:
6949255Full Citation: Poster 306-PPB-330; Poster: Aggression From the North; 4/23/1965; Propaganda Posters Distributed in Asia, Latin America and the Middle East, ca. 1950 - ca. 1965; Records of the U.S. Information Agency, Record Group 306; National Archives at College Park, College Park, MD. [Online Version, https://www.docsteach.org/documents/document/aggression-north, October 13, 2024]