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.

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