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| Content Provider | Library of Congress - Photographs |
|---|---|
| Spatial Coverage | United States |
| Description | World War II cartoon shows an outraged Uncle Sam holding his hip and glaring at a small boy (labeled "Lyttleton") who holds a gun. The boy protests, "I didn't know it was loaded." A policeman (labeled "Hull") approaches, brandishing his night stick. In June 1944, British Minister of Production Oliver Lyttleton provoked a diplomatic flurry when he said in a speech that U.S. policy had "provoked" Japan into attacking Pearl Harbor. Secretary of State Cordell Hull angrily responded that American actions had been taken in self-defense. The next day, Lyttleton retracted his statement, saying it was "poorly phrased." |
| File Format | JPG / JPEG |
| Language | English |
| Part of Series | Cartoon Drawings |
| Requires | HTML5 supported browser |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Lyttleton, Oliver. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | World War, 1939-1945--Diplomacy--Great Britain. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Uncle Sam (Symbolic character)--1940-1950. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | World War, 1939-1945--Diplomacy--United States--1940-1950. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Hull, Cordell,--1871-1955. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Child behavior--1940-1950. |
| Content Type | Image |
| Resource Type | Photograph |
