'The+Price+of+War'+Cartoon+Explanation



The Korean War is often referred to as "The Forgotten War." This cartoon entitled "The Price of War" shows a sports car, a fancy grand piano, and an ornate picture frame, which are all very expensive. They are all labeled: the car represents World War II, the piano symbolizes the Vietnam War, and the picture shows the Korean Conflict. There is a price tag attached to each item, which indicates the number of deaths that occured during each of these three conflicts. The artists' opinion of the Korean War is clearly depicted by this cartoon, because as shown by the number of deaths on the price tags on the various objects representing each conflict, the military efforts and casualties that resulted from World War II and the Vietnam War highly surpassed those of the Korean War. Due to these facts, the Korean War seems small and easily forgotten when compared to these two other large-scale wars, thus its nickname, "The Forgotten War."