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title: Strike
url: https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/berryman-strike-1963/
description: A black bowling ball labelled MILITARY COUP scatters pins labelled GUATEMALA, ARGENTINA, PERU, ECUADOR, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC and HONDURAS.
section: Collection
---

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[![Strike, 1963 US cartoon: A black bowling ball labelled MILITARY COUP scatters pins labelled GUATEMALA, ARGENTINA, PERU](https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/images/berryman-strike-1963.jpg)](https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/images/berryman-strike-1963.jpg)

# Strike

A black bowling ball labelled MILITARY COUP scatters pins labelled GUATEMALA, ARGENTINA, PERU, ECUADOR, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC and HONDURAS, while pins labelled EL SALVADOR, VENEZUELA, COSTA RICA and COLOMBIA still stand. The cartoon argues that military takeovers are spreading across Latin America; the tell is fear-appeal, through the bowling image of toppled states and those still standing.

## Propaganda techniques used in this cartoon

[Fear appeal](https://propagandaarchive.org/techniques/fear-appeal/)

## Text on the object

Original (English) · read from the image, not independently checked

```
MILITARY COUP
GUATEMALA
ARGENTINA
PERU
ECUADOR
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
HONDURAS
EL SALVADOR
VENEZUELA
COSTA RICA
COLOMBIA
JIM BERRYMAN WASHINGTON STAR
```

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