Question

in this political cartoon from 1986, President Reagan (US) and Premier Mikhail Gorbachev (USSR) are engaged in an intense arm wrestling match. Various Symbols are used to explain what is happening. Discuss three symbols AND what message the artist was trying to convey by including these symbols in the cartoon

Answer 1

I think that the power struggle between the two Presidents was mostly brought to television since that was the time when television was widely used. It is about the armed race, that's the symbol for the wrestling match, during the cold war. This also shows that winning this match will be the dominant country in the world.