StudyingU.S.ForeignPolicythroughPoliticalCartoons,1898-1940

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GraphicOrganizer1:WarwithSpainandtheAgeofImperialism:1898–1899

Name:__________________________________________________________The1898Spanish-AmericanWarsignaledanexpandedgeographicfocusinAmerica’sforeignaffairsfromcontrollingtheWesternhemispheretoadministeringglobalpossessions.ThewarbeganinSpain’sresistancetoanindependencemovementinCuba.PresidentWilliamMcKinleyhopedtoavoidU.S.involvement,butwhennegotiationsfailed,thePresidentaskedCongresstodeclarewar.WarwithSpainlefttheU.S.holdingCuba,PuertoRico,andthePhilippines.AddingtheseterritoriesalongwiththeannexationofHawaii,sparkedafiercedebateaboutoverseasexpansion.Directions:1)Matchthepoliticalcartoonwiththeappropriatedescriptionandwriteasummarybelow.2)Matcheachcaptioncardwiththecartoonitbestmatchesandwriteitbelow.3)Explainbelowhowthecartoonmatchesthecaption.

Summaryofthedescription:

Captionthatbestmatches:

Howdoesthecartoonmatchthecaption?

StudyingU.S.ForeignPolicythroughPoliticalCartoons,1898-1940

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GraphicOrganizer2:TheEraoftheBigStickandDollarDiplomacy:1900–1913

Name:__________________________________________________________

Thephrases“thebigstick”and“dollardiplomacy”describeAmericanforeignpolicyinthedecadesbetweentheWarwithSpainandWorldWarI.ThefirstphrasederivesfromPresidentTheodoreRoosevelt’sassertionofAmericanpowertoinfluenceworldevents.Rooseveltwasanactivepresidentwhochartedanambitiousforeignpolicyforthenation.“Dollardiplomacy”describesWilliamHowardTaft’spursuitofAmericaneconomicinterestsaroundtheglobe.

Directions:1)Matchthepoliticalcartoonwiththeappropriatedescriptionandwriteasummarybelow.2)Matcheachcaptioncardwiththecartoonitbestmatchesandwriteitbelow.3)Explainbelowhowthecartoonmatchesthecaption.

Summaryofthedescription:

Captionthatbestmatches:

Howdoesthecartoonmatchthecaption?

StudyingU.S.ForeignPolicythroughPoliticalCartoons,1898-1940

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GraphicOrganizer3:WorldWarIBeginsinEurope:1914–1916

Name:__________________________________________________________

PresidentWoodrowWilsonurgedthatAmericashouldbeneutralwhenWorldWarIbeganinAugust1914.Foralmostthreeyearsthe nation enduredthedifficultiesthatarosefromthatpolicy.Berryman’scartoonsfromtheearlyyearsofthewarreflectthenationalcommitmenttoneutrality,aswellasthewar’sunprecedentedscaleanddestructiveimpact.Fromthestartofthewar,Berryman’scartoonsalsodepictedtheeffectofnewmilitarytechnologiessuchasairplanesandsubmarines,thatthreatenedtoendAmerica’sinsulationfromtheturmoilofEurope.

Directions:1)Matchthepoliticalcartoonwiththeappropriatedescriptionandwriteasummarybelow.2)Matcheachcaptioncardwiththecartoonitbestmatchesandwriteitbelow.3)Explainbelowhowthecartoonmatchesthecaption.

Summaryofthedescription:

Captionthatbestmatches:

Howdoesthecartoonmatchthecaption?

StudyingU.S.ForeignPolicythroughPoliticalCartoons,1898-1940

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GraphicOrganizer4:AmericaEntersWorldWarI:1917

Name:__________________________________________________________

Congress’sApril1917declarationofwarthrustAmericaintoastalemated,three-year-oldwar.Shiftingfromneutralitytoall-outwarraisedtoughchallengestoenlistandequipavastmilitaryinashortspanofmonths.Berryman’scartoonsreflectedtheeconomic,logistical,andmilitarychallengesof1917,butalsoservedtorallypublicopiniontosupportthewar.

Directions:1)Matchthepoliticalcartoonwiththeappropriatedescriptionandwriteasummarybelow.2)Matcheachcaptioncardwiththecartoonitbestmatchesandwriteitbelow.3)Explainbelowhowthecartoonmatchesthecaption.

Summaryofthedescription:

Captionthatbestmatches:

Howdoesthecartoonmatchthecaption?

StudyingU.S.ForeignPolicythroughPoliticalCartoons,1898-1940

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GraphicOrganizer5:AmericaatWarinEurope:1918Name:__________________________________________________________

Fightingonland,atsea,andintheair;in1918theAmericanmilitaryactedinharmonywithanationorganizedtoachievenewlevelsofeconomic,industrial,andsocialunity.Germansubmarineattacks,whichhadtriggeredtheAmericandeclarationofwar,failedtostopafloodofU.S.soldiersandsuppliesfromreachingFranceandbolsteringtheAllieswhentheystoppedthefinalGermanoffensiveandturnedthetideofbattle.

Directions:1)Matchthepoliticalcartoonwiththeappropriatedescriptionandwriteasummarybelow.2)Matcheachcaptioncardwiththecartoonitbestmatchesandwriteitbelow.3)Explainbelowhowthecartoonmatchesthecaption.

Summaryofthedescription:

Captionthatbestmatches:

Howdoesthecartoonmatchthecaption?

StudyingU.S.ForeignPolicythroughPoliticalCartoons,1898-1940

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GraphicOrganizer6:ThePost-WarQuestforPeace:1919–1938

Name:__________________________________________________________

PresidentWoodrowWilson’soptimismforastableworldafterWorldWarIhelpedshapetheTreatyofVersaillesandtheLeagueofNations.DespitetheSenate’srejectionofthetreatyandAmerica’srefusaltojointheLeague,theUnitedStatescooperatedintwodecadesofnegotiationsandtreatiesthatheldoffwar.The1930s,however,sawtheriseofwarlikepowersthatstartedanevenmoredestructiveworldwar.Berryman’scartoonsreflectbothhopeandhisrealisticassessmentofthelimitsofidealismandtreatiestokeepthepeace.

Directions:1)Matchthepoliticalcartoonwiththeappropriatedescriptionandwriteasummarybelow.2)Matcheachcaptioncardwiththecartoonitbestmatchesandwriteitbelow.3)Explainbelowhowthecartoonmatchesthecaption.

Summaryofthedescription:

Captionthatbestmatches:

Howdoesthecartoonmatchthecaption?

StudyingU.S.ForeignPolicythroughPoliticalCartoons,1898-1940

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GraphicOrganizer7:StormCloudsGathering–WorldWarIIontheHorizon:1939–1940

Name:__________________________________________________________

NeutralityandisolationwereidealsAmericansferventlyclungto,althoughitwasclearby1940thatinternationalagreementswouldnotsustainworldpeace.TheNeutralityActspassedin1935,1937,and1939weredesignedtoavoidthepitfalls,suchasaidingbelligerentnations,thatmanyfelthadentrappedtheU.S.intoenteringWorldWarI.AsthemenaceposedbyGermany,Italy,Japan,andtheSovietUniongrewevermorealarming,Americanswrestledwithhowtopreserveneutrality,isolation,andAmericaninterests.Berryman’scartoonsfromthiseracapturedthedramaofthedaysandhisrecognitionthatwarloomedonthehorizon.

Directions:1)Matchthepoliticalcartoonwiththeappropriatedescriptionandwriteasummarybelow.2)Matcheachcaptioncardwiththecartoonitbestmatchesandwriteitbelow.3)Explainbelowhowthecartoonmatchesthecaption.

Summaryofthedescription:

Captionthatbestmatches:

Howdoesthecartoonmatchthecaption?