Tuesday 31 May 2011

Research Topic 4- Revolutionary Symbols



1. Feminist Logo
“Rosie the Riveter” was used to encourage women to work like men during the WW2 in USA. The idea of the poster was then adopted by Feminists to support their cause.




2. Join or die
A snake cut into 8 pieces along with initials of the names of colonies in America to encourage them to be united and stand against the British rule.




3. White Revolution 
The Greek letter Lambda similar to the letter  “V” presented upside down has been frequently used as a symbol of gay pride around the world. Lately, it was adopted by a white supremacist group. Due to its past use by Spartans when they defeated Persian attack.




4. Swastika 
It was used as sacred symbol of eternity by Buddhists which was adopted by Nazis later on.




5. Che 
An Argentinian born medical student turned marxist led a revolution of Cuba and sparked uprises of many and later became a worldwide symbol of revolution.


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