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APUSH Name ​Natalie Williams Date​ 2/21/18

Prompt: ​How did economic opportunity and competition with European empires guide the foreign policies of William 
McKinley, Theodore Roosevelt, William Howard Taft and/or Woodrow Wilson?

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Theodore Roosevelt
Content Analysis: What does it say? Extended Analysis (Identify/Describe) Extended Analysis (Explain significance)

The political cartoon is saying that 1) Historical Context/Situation Roosevelt’s economic opportunities and
Theodore Roosevelt was careless During this time period, Roosevelt’s competition with Europeans influenced to
with his imperialistic policies, approach to imperialism was very be the best at imperialism. So he started
specifically the ones that involved harsh. He was known to conquer to implement more things in his policies
American territories. The cartoon territories with very harsh techniques. that would ensure he would be great at
shows how Roosevelt used the Roosevelt was a big supporter of imperialism. This resulted in him becoming
Navy as a weapon and destroyed imperialism. more aggressive when conquering other
nations.
the lands that he wanted to add to
2) Intended Audience Of course some Americans disagreed with
to the American empire. The
The intended audience could have been Roosevelt’s policies involving
territories the cartoon is referring
Americans that did not know the imperialism. This cartoon was addressing
to are located near the Caribbean severity of Roosevelt’s approach to the people that did agree with
Sea, such as Cuba. Roosevelt is imperialism. They would have learned Roosevelt’s policies by displaying as a
pictured as being a giant with a big the severity of his intrusions in other careless leader.
bat and pulling around the countries.
American Navy as if they were 3) Purpose Roosevelt’s plans were very controversial
toys to show exactly how The purpose of this cartoon was to amongst the American people. Because of
destructive he was. It is pictured as show the people how bad his way of the policies that were made supporters
if he did not know or care about imperialism was. and non-supporters of the policy were
the chaos he was causing. attacking each other through social media.
4) Point of View In this particular images, the cartoonist did
The point of view was from a person not agree with the policies that Roosevelt
who does not agree with Roosevelt’s had that surrounded imperialism. A lot of
policies. Americans viewed them as too harsh and
unnecessary.

Prompt: ​How did economic opportunity and competition with European empires guide the foreign policies of William 
McKinley, Theodore Roosevelt, William Howard Taft and/or Woodrow Wilson?

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William McKinley
Content Analysis: What does it say? Extended Analysis (Identify/Describe) Extended Analysis (Explain significance)

This cartoon is showing that William 1) Historical Context/Situation The economic opportunities and
McKinley was catering to the During William McKinley’s presidency competition with European countries
government and following it’s orders. America was having conflicts with Spain could have been overwhelming to
He was simply giving the government over the independence of Cuba. McKinley during his presidency. As a result
what it wanted. He was contributing Because of these conflicts the US and he could have depended heavily on his
any input of his own beliefs but he Spain started the Spanish-American government while making these policies.
was doing what he thought the War. During the Spanish-American War
government would have wanted. This America started to find more territories
cartoon is saying that McKinley that they will later conquer in the
dedicated his presidency to the future.
desires of the government rather 2) Intended Audience The intended audience would have been
than the people. The intended audience could have been more aware of McKinley’s policies and
Americans that were clueless to the plans after looking at this cartoon. They
policies of imperialism, at least during would have known the specific areas of
McKinley’s presidency. The cartoon where the American imperialism is
would have showed them the occuring. They could easily gain more
territories and the believed process of information by knowing the location of
how the territories were being where everything was happening.
conquered.
3) Purpose The distributing of this information helped
The purpose of the cartoon was to to spread awareness of the issue.
share the beliefs of some people for Therefore, more people could form
why the president was getting all the opinions on supporting imperialism or not.
territories. It displays his mentality
while he was creating an imperialistic
empire. It also shows the lands of
interest that America was looking at.
4) Point of View The point of view of this cartoon shows
The point of view comes from someone how and why people criticised McKinley.
who does not agree with the policy They thought his policy making was not
making strategies that McKinley had. genuine and unnecessary.
This person is also someone who has
kept up with McKinley’s plans and
knows what he is doing.

Prompt: ​How did economic opportunity and competition with European empires guide the foreign policies of William 
McKinley, Theodore Roosevelt, William Howard Taft and/or Woodrow Wilson?

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William Howard Taft


Content Analysis: What does it say? Extended Analysis (Identify/Describe) Extended Analysis (Explain significance)
The cartoon is saying that instead of 1) Historical Context/Situation The economic opportunity and
being a good president and making During this time in American history, competition with European countries
his own decisions about how to make Theodore Roosevelt was known for guided the policies of imperialism during
America to be a better place, Taft being a heavy supporter of imperialism. Roosevelt’s presidency severely. Taft just
made policies that would please The bat represents his approach to seemed to uphold the same policies of
Theodore Roosevelt. The policies that conquering new territories. Taft was Roosevelt .
he was making helped Roosevelt’s known to be inefficient and useless.
plan with imperialism and a strong Taft did not have a good presidential
American navy even more. The reputation.
cartoon is implying that Roosevelt 2) Intended Audience More and more people started to not like
had too much say in the way that The intended audience could be the Taft as a president because of his policy
things were run during Taft’s Americans that support imperialism making. American citizens were beginning
presidency, and Taft did not seem to and Taft and Roosevelt’s policies. The to wonder if they could allow a president
care or was to weak to do anything cartooning of Taft as a maid is highly to rule their country if he could not
about it. disrespectful and a “smack to the face” manage to make policies on his own.
to anyone that supports Taft. Taft
supporters would be very offended by
this cartoon.
3) Purpose Because Taft was unable to make
The purpose of this cartoon is to decisions on his own, he was heavily
persuade the audience about Taft and criticised by citizens on his ability to make
his policies in his presidency. The policies. This criticism caused him to have
cartoonist wants the audience to know a terrible presidential reputation in
that Taft is inefficient president and the American history.
United States would be better off with
a president that could make their own
decisions without the input of someone
else.
4) Point of View The people that had similar point of views
The point of view is coming someone to the cartoonist were a sample of some
who does not support imperialism of the citizens that were causing him to
Roosevelt of Taft. The cartoonist is have such a terrible reputation. Because
someone who wants to call out Taft on Taft supported imperialism it just made
his policy making, and someone who these citizens even more angrier.
does not respect Taft at all.

Prompt: ​How did economic opportunity and competition with European empires guide the foreign policies of William 
McKinley, Theodore Roosevelt, William Howard Taft and/or Woodrow Wilson?

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Woodrow Wilson
Content Analysis: What does it say? Extended Analysis (Identify/Describe) Extended Analysis (Explain significance)

This cartoon is showing how 1) Historical Context/Situation Because of Nationalism, Woodrow


Woodrow Wilson’s policies forced During Woodrow Wilson’s Wilson’s foreign policies would
American culture onto the new presidency, America grew to be very involve America being very interactive
acquired territories. With his nationalistic. Americans believed the with the new territories. These policies
imperialistic policies, territories United States to be so great that they would involve teaching American
were assimilating to American would be the savior for other beliefs to the territories, through
culture. Wilson was spreading countries. They thought that the only education, and spreading American
American culture and beliefs culture that could help these people culture, through American-styled
across their new territories. in need was American culture. In legislation.
return, they taught their beliefs and
cultures to their territories.
2) Intended Audience Because of nationalism, the debate
The intended audience could be against nationalism would widen. The
Americans who were not aware of policies that Wilson would implement
the true intentions of Wilson’s would then start to cause tensions
policies in the other territories. This between anti-nationalistic and
cartoon could have been meant to nationalistic americans.
decrease that nationalistic attitudes
of the Americans by informing them
that imperialism was forcing the
territories to assimilate to the
American culture.
3) Purpose The policies would spark new debates
The purpose was to inform between anti-imperialist and
Americans the true intentions of imperialists. The people that sided with
Wilson’s policies. It was trying to nationalism and imperialism would like
inform the viewers that Wilson was
forcing the people of the new Woodrow Wilson, while the opposite
territories to assimilate to American would not like Wilson.
culture.
4) Point of View The point of view of the cartoonist shows
The point of view comes from how the foreign policy of Woodrow
someone who was anti-nationalistic Wilson created debate across the United
and anti-imperialistic. The cartoonist States. These policies split the country up
was against the idea of taking over between people who supported
territories and then forcing the imperialism and people who did not.
people to assimilate.

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