Panama Canal

Last but not least, the Panama Canal. We wanted to get a shorter way to travel from ocean to ocean. Panama at the time was ruled by Columbia. So we helped Panama defeat Columbia and for our gratitude we got to make the canal. The message of this cartoon is Roosevelt digging for the canal. This is portrayed in a positive way because no one is trying to stop him. Other people might say that we had no right to just go up to Columbia, defeat them, and then just go build a canal. One major technique is exaggeration. The person that is exaggerated is Roosevelt because he so much power. The little technique is labeling. The new treaty is just saying that we had defeated Columbia and we could dig the Panama Canal. This does not support my opinion because, it is portrayed positively and negatively. The canal was useful though, even though I do not think it should have been built.

·      "Panama Canal." Lifestyle on Allwomenstalk. N.p., 18 Dec. 2013. Web. 22 Feb. 2016. <http://lifestyle.allwomenstalk.com/famous-political-cartoons-about-theodore-roosevelt/3>.

Roosevelt Corollary

This cartoon is about the Roosevelt Corollary. The Roosevelt Corollary is acting as policeman to defend our grounds using the Monroe Doctrine. In this case Roosevelt is defending Latin America. The message of this cartoon is to fight off other countries; this is our land. The cartoonist uses the Roosevelt Corollary in a good way because there is not really any negativity in the cartoon. Other people might say that this was not right and that we should not be allowed to fend off other countries; who have the same rights to territories as we do. One technique of this cartoon is exaggeration. Roosevelt is pretty much as tall as the boat. This is just symbolizing how much power he had. And of course there is labeling. The cartoonist labeled what is what so the reader knows what everything is. This does not support my opinion because the cartoonist thinks that the Roosevelt Corollary was a good thing. The Roosevelt Corollary was a very strong thing.

·      "The Roosevelt Corollary - Boundless Open Textbook." Boundless. N.p., n.d. Web. 22 Feb. 2016. <https://www.boundless.com/u-s-history/textbooks/boundless-u-s-history-textbook/world-war-i-1914-1919-23/the-wilson-administration-176/the-roosevelt-corollary-960-2222/>.

Open door Policy

This cartoon is about the Open Door Policy. The Open Door Policy was when China finally opened their doors but, no country could have monopolies with China. The cartoonist’s message is that all different countries are competing for China but the Emperor is trying to stop them. The cartoonist thinks that the countries should not compete for China so the cartoonist has a negative opinion on the Open Door Policy. Other people might say that China had good resources and that we should compete against the other countries. One technique is symbolism. All of the different rulers of different countries have their symbol to symbolize that tons of countries were fighting for China. Another technique is labeling. On china it says “chine” because the countries all want to “chine” on china and get a part of it. This supports my opinion because the cartoonist does not want other countries to fight over China. China was a very desired country at the time. 

·      "CK-12 Foundation." The Open Door Policy & the Boxer Rebellion. N.p., n.d. Web. 22 Feb. 2016. <http://www.ck12.org/user:ZXBpc2R1c2hpc0BlcGlzZC5vcmc./book/EPISD-US-History-2015/section/10.8/>.