Spanish American War Political Cartoon Analysis

This political cartoon is on the Spanish American war. This cartoonist has an anti-imperialism take on this cartoon. Others may believe that The US was just trying to help Cuba in the Philippines. This cartoon is persuasive because the cartoonist used many techniques. One of the techniques  the cartoonist uses is exaggeration. They exaggerate the size of Uncle Sam and they portray him as a giant that is able to carry a giant warship. The cartoonist also uses labeling. They use labeling when they labeled Cuba the warships and also Uncle Sam. This cartoon supports my anti-imperialist position, because it shows that the United States was trying to take over the once Spanish colonies. It also supports my opinion by how Uncle Sam's size is exaggerated and it is just coming to take over Cuba and the Philippines.

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