Cartoon #2- I believe that the cartoon represents that the U.S. is giving their leader too much power. The cartoon shows the president, who I believe is Theodore Roosevelt, wearing luxurious clothes and smiling, while looking at an even fancier crown, labeled "imperialism". The cartoon likely symbolises that the president is taking a liking to British forms of government, where the government is ruled by a king. He also doesn't pay any attention to the older hats, like Abraham Lincoln's, showing that he is disregarding what the U.S. government is already being ruled by, democracy.
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This cartoon shows a creature, drawn by Doctor Seuss, who is wearing a star spangled hat to represent the U.S, who is reading a book on respectful fighting. It seems to be confused or injured, which means that it has taken a beating from the bricks thrown at it by stereotypical Japanese and German people. These bricks have notes on them which are named after attacks by the Germans and Japanese, like Pearl harbor. The caption above the picture says that the U.S should stop being hesitant, and take action to fight against the attackers, so it will stop being abused by the other countries.
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