Spanish American War

The issue of this political cartoon is about the Spanish American War. The Spanish American War was about the Cubans wanting independence. The message the cartoonist is saying is that President McKinley was a coward. In the cartoon, it is showing McKinley holding back Uncle Sam from charging at the eagle (probably Spain) attacking the Cubans. Some other opinions the people might say is that we should have stayed back. Some of the people at that time were anti-imperialist (like me). The techniques the cartoonist used is symbolism, in the cartoon, the eagle represents Spain. Another technique the exaggeration. In the cartoon, Uncle Sam is huge. This supports anti-imperialism because it is showing that McKinley is a coward.

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