Unit VIII: "Waves of Reform" ca 1880s to 1921

Question/Problem 3:How did the United State exert its influence as a world power?

World Power Political Cartoon-1905

Directions: Study the political cartoon and answer the questions below.

From the editors of the Foreign Policy Association, A Cartoon History of the United States Foreign Policy (New York:William Morrow and Company, 1975),p 61.

  1. What nation is on the outside of the fence? What's happening inside the fence?

  2. According to the cartoon, what is the relationship between the United States and the rest of the world?

  3. List the three most important differences between this 1920 cartoon and the 1905 cartoon. What conclusions can be drawn from these differences?

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