La Guerre est l'industrie Nationale de la Prusse--"Attaqués, nous ne faisons que nous défendre au nom de la liberté et pour sauver notre existence."--Général Pétain, juin 1917. [Translation: War is the National Industry of Prussia--"Attacked, we defend ourselves in the name of freedom and to save our existence."--General Pétain, June 1917]

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Title	La Guerre est l'industrie Nationale de la Prusse--"Attaqués, nous ne faisons que nous défendre au nom de la liberté et pour sauver notre existence."--Général Pétain, juin 1917. [Translation: War is the National Industry of Prussia--"Attacked, we defend ourselves in the name of freedom and to save our existence."--General Pétain, June 1917]
Creator	Neumont, Maurice, 1868-1930
Date	1917
Subjects	World War, 1914-1918 World War, 1914-1918--France Propaganda, Anti-German Octopuses Europe--Maps Pétain, Philippe, 1856-1951 Posters
Place	France
Time Period	(1900-1929) North Carolina's industrial revolution and World War One
Description	A map depicts an octopus wearing a Prussian helmet, with tentacles spreading out to reach all the countries of Europe. Annexation dates of several regions are noted, including that of Alsace-Lorraine in 1871. A Prussian soldier in 1914 uniform appears on the right side, with smaller insets of Prussian soldiers of 1715 and 1815 to the left. The poster quotes the Pan-German Association, which issued a statement at the brink of the war, "Il faut que le peuple allemand s'élève comme un peuple de maitres au dessus des peuples inférieurs d'Europe."[Translation: "It is necessary that the German people rise like a master people above the inferior peoples of Europe."]
Publisher	Printed by P.J. Gallais et Cie, Edit., Imp., Paris
Rights	The SA of NC considers this item in the public domain by U.S. law but responsibility for permissions rests with researchers.
Physical Characteristics	Color poster printed on paper. 23 3/4 x 31 3/4 in.
Collection	World War I Papers. Military Collection. State Archives of North Carolina
Local Call No.	MilColl.WWI.Posters.15.2.c1
Type	Image
Language	French
Format	Posters
Digital Collection	North Carolina in World War I
Digital Format	image/jpeg
Audience	All
Capture Tools-M	Graphtec CS600 Pro

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