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Studying U.S. Foreign Policy through Political Cartoons, 1898 - 1940 Center for Legislative Archives National Archives and Records Administration www.archives.gov/legislative Graphic Organizer 1: War with Spain and the Age of Imperialism: 1898 – 1899 Name: __________________________________________________________ The 1898 Spanish-American War signaled an expanded geographic focus in America’s foreign affairs from controlling the Western hemisphere to administering global possessions. The war began in Spain’s resistance to an independence movement in Cuba. President William McKinley hoped to avoid U.S. involvement, but when negotiations failed, the President asked Congress to declare war. War with Spain left the U.S. holding Cuba, Puerto Rico, and the Philippines. Adding these territories along with the annexation of Hawaii, sparked a fierce debate about overseas expansion. Directions: 1) Match the political cartoon with the appropriate description and write a summary below. 2) Match each caption card with the cartoon it best matches and write it below. 3) Explain below how the cartoon matches the caption. Summary of the description: Caption that best matches: How does the cartoon match the caption?
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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?
