Question

This 1966 political cartoon is titled "The New Religion.”

A political cartoon titled "The New Religion."
Why is the hammer and sickle symbol so prevalent in this cartoon?

China was promoting communism as a religion.
China was warning others about the evils of communism.
China had become a communist country.
China was allied with the United States.

Answer 1

China was promoting communism as a religion.

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Answer 2

China was promoting communism as a religion.

Step-by-step explanation:

The hammer and sickle is a symbol meant to represent proletarian solidarity – a union between the peasantry and working-class. It was first adapted during the Russian Revolution, the hammer representing the workers and the sickle representing the peasants.