This political cartoon is on the issue of Roosevelt Corollary. The Cartoonist is trying to show how the eastern and the western hemisphere is separated due to the Monroe Doctrine. It is also showing Uncle Sam standing on the west hemisphere with control over the countries on his side and the European countries standing in eastern hemisphere with their side to control. Other people can also infer that the western hemisphere appears big and that it is coming first in a way by leaving the eastern hemisphere behind. Some of the technique I notice are analogy and labeling. I see analogy where more land and people representing different countries on one side and Uncle Sam standing on other side with smaller amount of land. I also noticed labeling where the western hemisphere and the Monroe Doctrine is labeled. This supports my opinion on American Imperialism by showing that the Monroe Doctrine separated the two hemisphere apart giving America an opportunity to cease control over small island with no interference.
"Monroe Doctrine." Wikimedia. N.p., n.d. Web. 21 Feb. 2016. <https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Monroe_doctrine.jpg>.
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