This rare Soviet teaching aid was issued during the Cold War (for use with 8th grade students), and highlights the economic and structural differences between the Union and Confederacy at the Civil War's outbreak. Text on the map indicates that 22 million people lived in the North and that 1.3 million people were industrial workers. In the South, 3.5 million of the 9 million people who lived there were slaves and only 100,000 worked in an industrial capacity. A large red line graph underscores the South's reliance on slavery as cotton production increased from 20 million bushels of cotton in 1800 to 1.5 billion bushels in 1861. Graphic depictions of slaves hauling cotton, industrial workers, and the two armies complete this unusual composition. While at the time of publication the U.S. denounced communism and the Soviet Union's limits to personal freedom, this poster serves as a rebuttal and illustrates America's past reliance on slavery and the conflict that followed. Publisher information is located in the bottom right margin.

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Condition: B

Folded by a previous owner with an edge tear at bottom that extends 3" into the image and has been repaired on verso with archival materials. There is light extraneous creasing and pinholes in the corners.