Strength of the Free World (Thai poster distributed in Bangkok)
A Thai-language poster showing a large central soldier labelled Thailand inside a V of red, white and blue stripes, ringed by seven smaller soldiers labelled with other countries. The headline calls for joining together for peace and defence against communists, and the banner says Thailand's strength is the strength of the free world. The tell is bandwagon: an array of allied countries is shown standing together so that Thailand's inclusion appears natural.
Propaganda techniques used in this poster
- Date
- February 7, 1956
- Period
- Cold War
- Made by
- U.S. Information Agency (predecessor: State Department International Information and Educational Exchange Program), Propaganda Posters Distributed in Asia, Latin America and the Middle East series
- Region
- North America
- Country
- United States
- Medium
- Poster
- Issuer type
- State
- Regime
- Eisenhower Administration
- Leader
- Dwight D. Eisenhower
- Audience
- Foreign public
- Purpose
- Persuade or win support
- Theme
- War and the military
- Event
- Cold War
- Source
- Unidentified Source blurred: contractors, cutouts, buried disclosure
- Source
- U.S. National Archives (NARA), Record Group 306, Posters in Asia, Latin America, Middle East, retrieved October 4, 2026
- Rights
- Public domain (U.S. government work; NARA RG 306)
U.S. Information Agency / Department of State, February 7, 1956. National Archives, Record Group 306 (NAID 6949100, 306-PPB-193).
Text on the object
ร่วมกันเพื่อสันติภาพ สหรัฐอเมริกา สหราชอาณาจักร ออสเตรเลีย ประเทศไทย ฝรั่งเศส นิวซีแลนด์ ปากีสถาน ฟิลิปปินส์ ป้องกันคอมมิวนิสต์ กำลังของประเทศไทยก็คือกำลังของโลกเสรี
Together for peace. United States. United Kingdom. Australia. Thailand. France. New Zealand. Pakistan. Philippines. Defend against communists. Thailand's strength is the strength of the free world.
