Unfairness What is the most attractive thing you can find in a newspaper? I guess your answer might be the political cartoon in the last page! Lots of people find that the most interesting and eye-catching part of a newspaper is the political cartoon which sums up all the words in a simple picture which might give more than a whole article would. ―according to Jonathan Burack "Political cartoons are vivid primary sources that offer intriguing and entertaining insights into the public mood‚ the underlying
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of the Spanish - American war was to grant independence of Cuba from Spain. The United States also had a lot to gain from getting involved and helping Cuban gain independence. Cuba wanted a self-government. They were not satisfied under Spanish control. They wanted control of the export of their lands resources. Not only did they want to control their import and export of goods‚ but they did not want to pay Spain taxes on what they felt was rightful theirs. Cubans hardships gained Americans sympathy
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what it was like in the Philippines! Before the Spanish-American war‚ the Philippines were a territory of Spain‚ along with some other countries like Cuba and Puerto Rico. Spain mistreated the people of these territories. They moved them into camps‚ that had shelters with no roofs. If they didn’t get there in time‚ they were executed. The United States stepped in and went to war with Spain for the independance of these territories. When we won the war‚ we got control of these
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Robert Pittman World History Take Home Test Political Cartoon: A. This Cartoon shows that the workers protest never worked. It also shows that when they protest they end up getting attacked and hurt. Protesting never worked out for the workers because they were too week and too few of them to fight about against the soldiers. B.1. The soldiers have weapons while the workers didn’t have anything to fight back with except for their bare hands. They couldn’t even afford to buy
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I chose to analyze this cartoon by Beeler. The reason I chose to analyze this cartoon by Beeler is because I believe it shows what many people of this nation thinks about the Iran Deal and how this administration is treating our concerns while dealing with Islamic radicals who regularly chant death to America. I believe this is a perfect demonstration of what is people feel is happening in our country with this administration. This political cartoon depicts the state of the Iran nuke deal and what
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The Spanish-American war was the war between Spain and America‚ From April- August‚ 1898. The fight occurred Caribbean (Cuba) and Asia (Philippines). The causes of the war was the De Lome letter‚ Yellow Journalism‚ and USS Maine. The US won the war. The us gained the Philippines‚ Cuba‚ Guam‚ and Puerto Rico (Cuba was not added to the USA). The USA got involved in the Cuba war in 1899‚ Philippines war 1899‚ and the Hawaii war in the early 18th century. Local people had self determination
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The War Had Not Happened The Spanish American War played a very important role in the future of the United States. Each and every event that happens in life shapes the future. However‚ the question in life is always what if this event had not happened. If the Spanish American War had not happened America would have been completely different. If the war had not happened America would not have had several social programs that benefit the poor as well as the sick and elderly. Also if this war had
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The Influence of Political Cartoons on America For all of our History‚ scholars have questioned which group of people drove the changes during the Progressive era (1865-1900). While it is possible to argue that wealthy‚ elite Americans drove the changes during this era because of their prominent influence on the American political structure‚ this argument would be fallacious at its core. This argument does not take into consideration the mass of middle class Americans that strove for economic
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The Spanish American War of 1898 was a war that lasted only ten weeks between the United States and Spain. A declaration of war was declared to Spain by the United States because of the sinking of the United States Ship Maine‚ but other causes that fueled America with the desire of war was the United States support for Cuban independence‚ business interests within Cuba because of their sugar‚ as well as the growing instigation of the United States newspapers that is called “Yellow Journalism”. During
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World War II was a dark time for the world. Not only was an entire race being exterminated but also over 60 million people were killed in this conflict. Most of Europe has been taken over by the Nazi‚ the head of the Axis. The United States eventually jumped into the fight‚ joining the Allies‚ after the Pearl Harbor attack. The citizens of the US only heard stories of what was happening in Europe. They needed more visual pieces of information to explain the situation. The political cartoons from
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