
Why did the communist Khmer Rouge use a religious image in …
2023年12月22日 · Mongolia was the second communist country in the world and their flag (except from 1940 to 1945 apparently) contained a reference to their version of the Dalai Lama. They did however try to obscure the meaning and origin of that symbol when instructing children about their flag, at least in later years.
Why doesn’t Cuba's flag have any communist symbolism?
2019年7月29日 · Because Cuba wasn't communist at the time. The flag was designed in 1849 and adopted in 1902. The original design purposely copied French and United States elements. The Cuban Revolution that brought the Castros to power didn't happen until 1958. This would have been the time to change the flag, if it were going to get changed.
flags - Was coat of arms of Afghanistan of 1928 influenced by …
I cannot say definitively, but there is strong circumstantial evidence supporting the notion that the symbols pointed out on the flag in question could indeed be the result of Afghan - Soviet ties, regardless of the reasons publicly stated for the use of some of the symbols, for example: The new seal shows the sun rising over two snow-capped mountains, representing a new beginning for …
Looking for a symbol for Southern USA communism
2013年6月2日 · The article Flag of the Soviet union has a gallery of other communist flags. The star seems by far to be the most common symbol (and is the symbol used on the most popolous nominally Socialist country today, China) The Red flag appears to be the oldest, dating back to at least to the Revolutions of 1848.
Why do so many national flags contain the color red?
2015年4月17日 · A similar effect may be observed in formerly communist states, who tended to use the "communist red" in their flags (e.g. China, Vietnam). Yet another case is the Red Ensign that "pollinated" a lot of ulterior national flags thanks to the ubiquitousness of the British Empire in the late 1800s. For instance, Canada's flag red part is a ...
Did the Mexican province of Nuevo Mexico have its own provincial …
2020年6月7日 · Under Spain, viceroyalties had their own flags, and in this case the flag of New Spain was the relevant one. After independence, Mexican state flags and coats of arms were slow in developing. To compare to two more populous provinces, Jalisco only created its flag in 1972, and Durango still does not have one (it does have arms).
contemporary history - Why do (almost) all countries have a flag, …
2014年10月14日 · The Gaddafi-era Libyan flag was something of a non-flag, an idiosyncratic statement. Arguably the Saudi flag is as much a banner as a flag. The Nepali flag, as you say, is more of a pennant than a flag. And at least two countries don't have a national day, according to this Washington Post map.
germany - Did the Sturmabteilung uniform look ridiculous in …
2021年1月7日 · The SA were definitely subject to abuse and ridicule by communists and leftists, focusing on various aspects which probably included their uniform (there are certainly caricatures of German uniforms of the period by the likes of George Grosz, although some uniforms were even more ridiculous, such as the WW1-era cavalry's legendarily tight trousers).
Why did Poland keep Warsaw as its capital instead of returning it …
Even after the war, when intelligence of Poland was crushed, it was still too strong to change it into a communist one and the support for left-winged politics was the lowest in the country. It was proven in 1946, during the People's Referendum, when the communist party PPR organized huge campaign to vote 3 x yes. Later it took them 12 days to ...
Why is former Portuguese flag similar to Finnish one?
The first flag of Portugal was the coat of arms of Henry of Burgundy, Count of Portugal and father of Afonso I (1109-1185), the first king of Portugal. It's an azure cross over a silver field. Crosses were popular motifs of the first coats of arms (perhaps because they were used in the First Crusade in 1099).