Political Cartoons
Published By:
Sarah Street
Historical Era:
The Development of the Industrial United States (1870-1900)
Thinking Skill:
Historical Analysis & Interpretation
Bloom’s Taxonomy:
Analyzing
Grade Level:
High School
Suggested Teaching Instructions
This is a student centered learning activity, the teacher will act as a facilitator of knowledge. By doing that the teacher must be walking around and joining in on the discussions or helping to engage the students more. Ensure the students are staying on tasks by putting a 5 minute timer on the board for each question.
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Description
This political cartoon is a great visual of the amount of world power the United States had during this time of Industrial Revolution. The cartoon is showing the United States as the cat and Germany, Russia, Italy, France and Austria as the mice trying to put a bell on the cat in order to know when it was coming. The mice are too scared to approach the cat though. This is due to the American and Philippines War causing a lot of tension between the nations as they felt the United States was asserting too much power, yet not being powerful enough to help stop them. Though the cat needs to be stopped nobody is willing to face its fury and determination. These countries are seeing themselves as a snack to the United States, something that can be easily demolished. It is a way to showcase the fault of a indecisive leader and how waiting for someone else to strike will prevent anything from taking place. While also highlighting the threat that the United States is bringing to these other nations and how its powers need to be checked.
