Roosevelt Corollary

Roosevelt Corollary 

    This political cartoon is about the Roosevelt Corollary. As we can see, Roosevelt is extremely larger in size than everyone else. He is digging what seems to be the pama Canal as he gets rid of all the Europeans in the way. The author uses exaggeration as he draws Roosevelt as a huge person. The cartoonist also used labeling when he labelled the Panama Canal at the bottom of the page. The cartoonist believed that the Europeans should have not been invading the Panama Canal. This cartoon does not support my view on imperialism because Roosevelt was very controlling with acquiring the canal.

Works Cited 

https://imperialsm-by-brady.wikispaces.com/U.S.+Economic+Imperialism+in+Latin+America

Spanish American War

Spanish American War

       This political cartoon is about the Spanish American War. The cartoonist wanted to make sure that everyone new that the U.S. military was much stronger than Spain's military. It shows president McKinley letting loose his 'dog' (military) to fight against Spain. As we can see, Spain is running away in quite fear trying to get out of there as fast a possible. The most obvious technique the cartoonist uses is symbolism. The dogs are supposed to represent the U.S. army which are 'let loose' from the city of Tampa. There is also analogy used in this cartoon, because the dogs are strong and tough, just like America's Military. The cartoonist most likely had a positive position of this political cartoon because it was a good thing that America had a strong military. However others may believe that the U.S. did not need to get rid of Spain's nation and that they did not need all the extra land that America gained from this war. This cartoon does not support my position on Imperialism because America should have not taken all 4 of Spain's colonies.

Works Cited 
 
http://mckinleycurator.blogspot.com/2012/04/campaigns-cartoons-coming-soon.html

Roosevelt Corollary

Roosevelt Corollary

    This political cartoon shows how the Monroe Doctrine and the Roosevelt Corollary come together. This cartoon shows Teddy Roosevelt at the top right corner of the cartoon on a U.S. ship. He is invading/attacking what seems to be Europe with the ship he is on. The Roosevelt Corollary said that America had the right to take European land whenever they want, however Europe did not have the right to take American land. At the bottom of the cartoon it depicts a Latin American man, which is supposedly the leader of the Republic of Santo Domingo. This man looks upset which may interpret that other nations/countries thought that this rule was unfair and evil. This cartoon was quite persuasive because the cartoonist used symbolism and labeling. The three men on this cartoon represent America. Latin American Nations, and Europe. Also, the cartoonist labeled the U.S. canon ship as the Monroe Doctrine and also labeled Europe. After analyzing this cartoon, I now believe that the Monroe Doctrine was very selfish and that this did not support my view on imperialism.

Works Cited 

https://www.boundless.com/u-s-history/textbooks/boundless-u-s-history-textbook/world-war-i-1914-1919-23/the-wilson-administration-176/the-roosevelt-corollary-960-2222/  

Panama Canal

Panama Canal

        This political cartoon is about the Panama Canal. The cartoon shows Teddy Roosevelt standing in front of what seems to be the man representing Columbia. He is holding a bag of money which says 'Million Dollars for a Canal' while choking the man of Columbia. The cartoonist's message is that Roosevelt was dominating Columbia in order to annex the canal. The reason America wanted this canal so bad was because it would connect us with the other countries that we could possibly trade with. Some may say that Teddy Roosevelt went into Columbia way to controlling which was not fare. While others may say that TR did the right thing by getting the Panama Canal no matter what. The cartoonist used labeling and symbolism to make this cartoon persuasive. He/she used labeling on the Colombian man's shirt and symbolize when he/she put Uncle Sam in the back of the cartoon. This proves my point that American Imperialism could sometimes be a bad thing because its not right for America to go to other nations or countries and take what we want.

Works Cited 

https://www.google.com/search?q=political+cartoons+on+spanish+american+war&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwj3pcaC-o7LAhUW0GMKHeaxCvIQ_AUIBygB&biw=1536&bih=775#tbm=isch&q=panama+canal+political+cartoons&imgrc=hWlnXRU_nBNqGM%3A

Panama Canal

Panama Canal

      This political cartoon is about the 'Panama Canal.' The Panama Canal is a 35 mile river that connects the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean. Therefore the United States wanted it really bad. In this political cartoon, it shows Teddy Roosevelt riding a wagon. On the wagon it says the words, 'Panama or Bust,' which is a saying that means to go out to the place or not at all. Therefore, this interprets that Teddy Roosevelt will do anything to get to Panama even if he has to break some laws. Some people may think that this political cartoon shows Teddy Roosevelt in a negative way because he is breaking all of these laws, however others might believe that he is doing what is right for America by getting to Panama no matter what it takes and annexing the canal. The tequnices the cartoonist uses are labeling when he/she puts the words 'Panama or Bust' on the wagon and symbolism when he/she uses the elephant to represent the Republican party. 

Works Cited

 http://www.authentichistory.com/1898-1913/4-imperialism/7-bigstick/

Annexation of Hawaii

 

Annexation of Hawaii

       This political cartoon is about the Annexation of Hawaii. The Annexation of Hawaii was when president McKinley annexed Hawaii to become apart of America. President McKinley did this because America believed that in order to be a strong nation, they needed more land and expand their territory. This political cartoon shows Uncle Sam in Hawaii along with the queen, Liliuokalani and a worker for the queen. The queen looks as if she was dumb which interprets that she was not making the right choices for Hawaii. The cartoonist most likely believed that the Annexation of Hawaii a good choice for America. However others may have believed that America should have not overthrown the queen because she was doing her job. To make this cartoon persuasive, the cartoonist used labeling and symbolism. This cartoon does not support my position of American Imperialism because I do not believe that it was right for America to take over Hawaii, when they wanted to be a free/independent nation. 

Works Cited 

https://sites.google.com/a/hawaii.edu/ndnp-hawaii/Home/historical-feature-articles/political-cartoons

Open Door Policy

Open Door Policy

    This political cartoon is about the Open Door Policy. The Cartoonist most likely had a negative point of view on this policy. It shows Uncle Sam at the opening of China with many other people representing their nations. However Uncle Sam looks evil as he stands infront of door with the key to China. This interprets that America was controlling the trade with the Chinese without listening and respecting the rule that no country should have a monopoly with the trade with China. Although this cartoonist may have represented the Open Door Policy as a bad thing, others may have thought that this was a good idea because it gave the U.S. many new things. The cartoonist used labeling when he but the words "China" at the top of the cartoon and also used symbolism when he used Uncle Sam to represent America. This cartoon supports not support my position on American Imperialism because it was not right for America to control the trade with China.


Works Cited
"The Open Door Policy Cartoon." West Valley College, Saratoga CA. Web. 21 Dec. 2011. <http://instruct.westvalley.edu/kelly/Distance_Learning/History_17B/Lecture08/open_door_notes.htm>.

Purchase of Alaska

 Purchase of Alaska





       This political cartoon is about the Purchase of Alaska. The cartoonist most likely believed that this purchase was bad for America. In a way, the cartoon shows Alaska as a big rock (waste of land) that America did not need. Also it shows the Russians that sold America this land, walking away with a bag full of money, which interprets that this purchase was also a big waste of money. Although this cartoonist had a negative point of view on the Purchase of Alaska, others may have thought it was good for America because it expanded the U.S. territory. The cartoonist used labeling when he put

the words "Russian American" on the rock/land and analogy when he compares the big rock to Alaska. This shows that America just takes land without thinking about the consequences. Therefore, this does not support my point on American Imperialism because this purchase was quite risky.

Works Cited

http://www.wwnorton.com/college/history/america8/full/ch/23/images.aspx