This primary source is a political cartoon that was drawn in 1909 by E.W. Gustin. He named it the “Election Day!” This cartoon was created to show men in America what would happen if they voted for women’s suffrage. At the time of the 1909 cartoon‚ there were several feminist movements in the United States. One movement is when Elizabeth Cady Stanton and her partner‚ Susan B. Anthony launched the National Women Suffrage Association (NWSA) demanding the vote for women. Suffragists won victories in
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published. Political cartoonists portray different sides to these situations‚ usually contrary to the government’s view‚ in a comical way‚ making it acceptable to the public. Thomas Nast‚ one of the most famous political cartoonists in history‚ published views contrary to the government many times; one of his most popular cartoons being centered around Boss Tweed‚ bringing awareness to the dangers of a political machine. Dr. Seuss‚ a well-known children’s author‚ also published many political cartoons
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7 Turning Point: The McKinley Years From Walter Lafaber’s THE AMERICAN AGE: United States Foreign Policy at Home and Abroad‚ 1994. (1896-1900) THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THE LATE 1890s As the twentieth century dawned‚ the United States stepped onto the world stage as a great power. Because of the triumphs scored between 1898 and 1900‚ it strode confidently now with Great Britain‚ France‚ Russia‚ Germany‚ and Japan—nations that possessed immense military strength and had used that strength for
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establishing a nation’s political and economic dominance of another territory or country. The main aim of imperialistic countries was an expansion of their territorial possessions. This period was marked by a series of American accomplishments‚ as well as bloodshed and chaos. The United States’ had a strong presence in China and wished to install an Open Door in China’s trade‚ which led to the Boxer Rebellion. Moreover‚ American involvement in Cuban affairs during the Spanish-American war was unnecessary
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Political cartoons are used as a way to poke fun at the government‚ at authoritative or governmental personnel‚ or at different organizations and all of their followers. They had a major influence on the population of the city of Dayton‚ Tennessee‚ the entire nation‚ but most prominently on the Scopes trial itself. Many different kinds of political cartoons were aimed at many different ideas and people during the course of the trial and even in the years after the trial occurred. Political cartoons
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In this political cartoon‚ “The Security Blanket” sketched by Eugene Payne (speaker)‚ an Army veteran that later became an award-winning cartoonist‚ gave his thoughts over the Great Debate over gun control (subject) through this cartoon. The occasion surrounding this topic is the gun control in the US. This cartoon was directed towards the people (audience) who want more gun control (those who agree) and the hunters who want to be able to get weapons (disagree). It had first appeared in 1983 October
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Rhetorical Analysis on Political Cartoon: NRA vs. Congress Luis Garza Texas A&M International University Abstract Rhetorical Analysis on Political Cartoon: NRA vs. Congress Murder. Massacre. Mourning. Sorrow. In the recent months‚ the United States has gone through two of the most devastating serial massacre in history. One which took place in Aurora‚ Colorado and another in an elementary school located in Sandy Hook‚ Connecticut. With this said‚ Congress‚ along with President Obama
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American Imperialism The idea of American imperialist is a derivative of ideal of Marxism and the U.S. Foreign policy after the Spanish-American War. American has been considered the police of the world for years. We find ourselves on every continent in almost every country of the world. Many people have compared the United States to the Roman Empire and the fact that the Roman Empire crumbles and so will America. The idea that of America being a imperialist state is shared not only by anarchist
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Political cartoon Immigration of illegal aliens has been a huge controversy for many years in the United States and in many other parts of the world. Many Americans believe that illegal workers only come to America to invade our country and use the recourses that our government offers. Some even believe that illegal aliens are dirty and bring diseases to our country. Lalo Alcaraz‚ a famous writer‚ cartoonist‚ artist‚ and author‚ has a different opinion over this huge issue that has been hunting
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The U.S was adamant that the Spanish had something to do with the sinking of the USS Maine in 1989. Considering the ship sunk in the Havana harbor‚ which was controlled by Spain‚ it was pretty easy for the U.S to point fingers. It seems pretty obvious Spain had something to do with the attack‚ however there has been some red flags pointing to just the opposite‚ in fact some people believe the U.S sunk the ship on purpose as a pretext to the military actions that followed. The U.S did gain many positive
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