Panama Canal Political Cartoon #2

MLA Format: 

"American Experience: TV's Most-watched History Series." PBS. PBS, n.d. Web. 21 Feb. 2016.

Analysis: 

This cartoon is about the Panama Canal. The cartoonist's message is that the President is this big bad guy and that he is coming in to not only build the Panama Canal but to take control of the place. I could imagine other people thinking that he was just there to build the canal but I think he was there to build the canal yes, but I dont think that was his only goal. The cartoonist used exaggeration and labeling as some of his persuasive methods. 

Exaggeration was used because President Roosevelt was not that big and didn't have that many weapons on him physically.  Labeling was used because the floor had Panama written on the sand and that showed us where this cartoon was taking place. This cartoon supports my position on American Imperialism because it shows that, if needed, President Roosevelt would of used violence to get what he wants.

Purchase of Alaska Political Cartoon #2

MLA Format:

"Cartoon Ridiculing US Purchase of Alaska." - BE036669. N.p., n.d. Web. 21 Feb. 2016.
Analysis: 

This is another political cartoon about the purchase of Alaska. The cartoonist's message on the purchase of Alaska in this cartoon is that America is buying Russian America from Russia and bringing it back to the United States.  This cartoon is very straight forward, there are no alternate opinions.  Symbolism and labeling are two persuasive techniques, the cartoonist used to make this cartoon.  

Symbolism is presented with the ice bolder in the Russians possession. The ice bolder symbolizes Alaska, the territory that the United States wants to buy. Labeling is also presented in both objects that America and Russia are holding. The satchel of money America is holding, and the ice bolder Russia is holding are both labeled clearly. This cartoon supports my opinion on American imperialism because it shows that America is willing to do business to gain land in a peaceful way. 

Roosevelt Corollary Political Cartoon

MLA Format: 

"Dohiyi Mir." : Speak Softly, And Carry A Big Corollary. N.p., n.d. Web. 21 Feb. 2016.

Analysis: 

This political cartoon is about the Roosevelt Corollary. The cartoonist's message on the issue is that President Teddy Roosevelt is making the Monroe Doctrine bigger and more powerful by adding the Roosevelt Corollary. The cartoon is pretty straight froward and the message is pretty clear, that President Roosevelt is trying to take control of the Western Hemisphere. Some techniques that the cartoonist uses in this cartoon are analogy and exaggeration. 

An analogy was used because it is comparing Roosevelt to a police man for the western hemisphere. While he isn't an actual police officer, he is just taking more control than he should. Exaggeration is used because the size of President Roosevelt is much larger than what he would be in real life. This cartoon does not match my position on American Imperialism. It shows that President Roosevelt is taking way to much control to get what he wants, more land. 

Open Door Policy Political Cartoon

MLA Format:

Marshell, Christiphor C. "Christopher Martell on Social Studies and Education: The Open Door Policy, Boxer Uprising, and U.S. Imperialism." Christopher Martell on Social Studies and Education: The Open Door Policy, Boxer Uprising, and U.S. Imperialism. N.p., 20 June 2013. Web. 21 Feb. 2016.

Analysis: 

This cartoon addresses the Open Door Policy, China opening its gates to other foreign countries for trade and other reasons. The cartoonist's message on the Open Door Policy is that America is being very controlling of the fact that the Chinese gates are now open. America has an opportunity to spread diplomacy but they are not letting any other countries do business with China because they are trying to control China.  This cartoon is quite straight froward in its opinion on what it is about. Symbolism and exaggeration are two persuasive techniques that the cartoonist used in this cartoon. 

Symbolism is present in the cartoon in that China was once locked and now with the key and the gates being opened it is no longer locked. Exaggeration is also used in the cartoon because Uncle Sam is so much bigger than the other people and we know that he wouldn't actually be that much taller in real life. This supports my opinion on imperialism because America is trying to take over China like we did with Hawaii and that is important in the expansion of our power and wealth.

Panama Canal Political Cartoon

MLA Format: 

"American Experience: TV's Most-watched History Series." PBS. PBS, n.d. Web. 21 Feb. 2016.

Analysis: 

This political cartoon is about the building and making of the Panama Canal. The cartoonist's message on the Panama Canal is that President Teddy Roosevelt is taking out all the Americans who disagree with his plan to build this canal. I can't personally see any other opinions on this cartoon because the cartoonist was very straight forward that President Roosevelt would even "get rid of" his own American Citizens to get what he wants, the Panama Canal. Exaggeration and Irony is used in this political cartoon for many reasons. 

Exaggeration is used with the size of President Roosevelt because it is showing how big and powerful he would be when he builds this canal because he is kicking out his own citizens to make this canal happen. Irony is used because it is ironic that President is not taking his people's opinion into consideration, that he only cares about what he wants; this canal being built. This political cartoon agrees with my position on American Imperialism because it shows that the President is willing to do whatever it takes to do what he thinks is best for America.

Spanish American War Political Cartoon

MLA Format:

"Dakota Bush US History." : How Do You Analyze a Political Cartoon? N.p., n.d. Web. 21 Feb. 2016.

Analysis:

This political cartoon covers the issue of The Spanish American War. The cartoonist's message is that America is protecting Cuba because Cuba wanted independence and America wanted to help Cuba fight against Spain for Cuban Freedom. Another opinion on this political cartoon could be that America is trying to take control of Cuba and its resources by going to war with Spain, but I think that is not the case. Some techniques this cartoonist used to make this political cartoon persuasive were analogy and symbolism. 

The analogy is that the cartoon is comparing America to a blockade for Cuba, like America is a shield for Cuba. The symbolism presented in this cartoon is that once again Uncle Sam symbolizes America. This cartoon represents my view on the American Imperialism because it is showing that America is willing to make risky moves to gain territory, which is important because I believe it is important to expand America's lands and control . 

Annexation of Hawaii Political Cartoon

MLA Format:

"Illustration: Annexation of Hawaii." Flickr. Yahoo!, n.d. Web. 21 Feb. 2016.

Analysis:

The issue that this political cartoon discusses is the Annexation of Hawaii. The cartoonist's message on the issue is that America is blocking out other countries from taking Hawaii and its resources. I can see other people thinking that America is just trying to expand and get what it needs, but it's not. America is pushing away other countries to we get what we want, not what we need. Some techniques that this cartoonist used were symbolism and labeling. 

The cartoonist uses symbolism with the big fork in Uncle Sam's hand. Uncle Sam holding this massive fork symbolizes America scooping up Hawaii and taking it as their own and not allowing the other countries to even get a chance to take it. This cartoon supports my position on imperialism but in a different way. I support American Imperialism but not in this way; taking a country's  independence from them and forcing them to become a part of our nation is wrong.