Panama Canal

This Cartoon depicts President Roosevelt using a battle ship and “his” doctrine in order to help the Panamanian people. Based on the shovel he holds and the amount of knives in hand, it could be inferred that by the plank entitled “The Roosevelt Doctrine” that Roosevelt will use the terms listed under the Monroe Doctrine and corollary to achieve his feat. The big warship is a symbol of his “Big Stick” diplomacy, which he emphasized the threat of the military in order to get what the US wants so in this case the warship shows America threatening the Colombians to grant Panama their Independence.  In return, Panama will give the US the Panama Canal. The elephant on the front of the ship shows the political party that Roosevelt represents and in whom the political interest of Panama lies.

Purchase of Alaska

This cartoon is about the purchase of Alaska. The Cartoonist was against the purchasing of Alaska because he or she thought that Alaska was worthless/useless and a block of ice. Another person could think that Alaska was a waste of money. The Cartoonist used symbolism and labeling to get his point across.  The symbolism used was the block of ice because he or she believed Alaska was just a piece of frozen land also referred to as the “seawards ice box”  There is labeling on the block of ice so that people know that it is Alaska and on the wheelbarrow saying that represents the treaty.