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Analyzing Documents

Each group should have at least four members. Each group should have a leader who will read the questions aloud and help lead the discussion. There will be a folder with questions and cartoon printed out or online.

The objective of this assignment is for the student’s to analyze the political cartoon. The student’s should make assumptions using what we have learned and prior knowledge to answer the questions as well as predict the future. As we know this political cartoon is from before World War 1 and World War 2, knowing the future give incite into what this time period and United States growth could have influence on. Each question should be answered in at least three sentences.

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To the extent possible under law, Sarah Street has waived all copyright and related or neighboring rights to “Analyzing Political Cartoons”