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American-Imperialism-Political-Cartoon-Activity

Page history last edited by Cher McDonald 3 years, 2 months ago

Use the following cartoons to answer the questions for American Imperialism.

 

 

CARTOON #1

C. Jay Taylor, Puck, 3 June 1896     "The Cuban Melodrama"

THE NOBLE HERO (to the HEAVY VILLAIN) “Stand back, there, gol darn ye!  If you force this think to a fifth  act, remember that’s where I git in my work!”

 

 

CARTOON #2

Detroit News, 1898.

"How Some Apprehensive People Picture Uncle Sam after the War."

 

 

 

 

CARTOON # 3    

Emil Flohri, Judge, 1900

 “And, after all, the Philippines are the only the stepping-stone to China."

 

CARTOON # 4 

Chicago Record-Herald, 1901.

"Miss Cuba Receives an Invitation."

MISS COLUMBIA (to her fair neighbor): “Won’t you join the stars and be my 46th?”

 

CARTOON #5   

Represents Cuba entering its second year of independence. 

W.L. Evans, Cleveland Leader, 1903

"After the First Mile."

 

 

 

 

CARTOON #6     

Chicago Inter Ocean.1905

UNCLE SAM to PORTO RICO: “And to think that bad boy came near being your brother!”

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lesson plan by Luis Martínez-Fernández in OAH Magazine of History • Volume 12, number 3, Spring, 1998

http://www.oah.org/pubs/magazine/1898/martinez-lesson.pdf

 

 

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