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title: 'U.N. Day Poster #3: Some Places Made Almost No Economic Progress for Lack of Technology and Tools (Japanese poster distributed in Asia)'
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# U.N. Day Poster #3: Some Places Made Almost No Economic Progress for Lack of Technology and Tools (Japanese poster distributed in Asia)

A photograph of a muddy dirt road with a veiled rider on a donkey, a second laden donkey and walkers. Japanese text says some regions have sowed, reaped and carried goods the same way for hundreds of years and many die of preventable diseases, so progress must start from the roots through surveys of resources, development plans, better hygiene and basic education, with United Nations experts helping. The tell is card-stacking: one image of hardship stands for whole regions, and the remedy is given as technical aid.

## Propaganda techniques used in this poster

[Card stacking](https://propagandaarchive.org/techniques/card-stacking/) [Glittering generalities](https://propagandaarchive.org/techniques/glittering-generalities/)

## Text on the object

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

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技術と道具が無かつた為に、永い間殆んど、経済的に進歩しなかつた所もある。

種播き、刈入れ、運搬を何百年も前と同じ方法でやつている地方がまだかなりある。又避けられる様な病気にかかつて死ぬ人も多い。こうした所では、資源を綿密に調べ、開発計画を慎重に樹て、衛生状態を改善し、基礎教育を行う等して「進歩」を根本から始めなければならない。こういう国々は今「進歩」の為に大いに努力しており、国連から派遣される専門家も、このさしせまつた事業の手助けをしている。

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English translation (machine translation by Claude, not verified by a fluent reader)

```
For lack of technology and tools, there are also places that for a long time made almost no economic progress.

There are still quite a few regions that sow, reap and transport goods by the same methods as hundreds of years ago. Many people also die of diseases that could be avoided. In such places, 'progress' must be begun from the foundations by surveying resources closely, drawing up development plans carefully, improving sanitary conditions and giving basic education. These countries are now striving greatly for 'progress', and experts sent by the United Nations are helping with this pressing work.

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[← U.N. Day Poster #2: U.N. Technical Assistance Exchanges People's Knowledge (Japanese poster distributed in Asia)](https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/un-day-poster-2-exchange-of-knowledge-japanese-1953/) [U.N. Day Poster #4: With Technical Assistance, Progress Continues to Conquer Nature and Increase Happiness (Japanese poster distributed in Asia) →](https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/un-day-poster-4-conquering-nature-japanese-1953/)

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