Question

How does this cartoon express the sentiments of American anti-imperialists of the late 1800s and early 1900s? A) Anti-imperialists believed the United States’ colonizing of other countries was fueled by greed. B) Anti-imperialists believed the United States’ colonizing of other countries could overtax the American economy. C) Anti-imperialists believed the United States’ colonizing of other countries was the morally correct action to take. D) Anti-imperialists believed the United States’ colonizing of other countries would start wars with other colonizing countries.

Answer 1

U.S. intervention in Puerto Rico and Cuba during the Spanish-American War established the U.S. as the dominant power in those countries, altering the paths of their respective independence movements. Critics accused the U.S. of acting in its own interests while ignoring the wishes of Cuban and Puerto Rican people. This cartoon, published in a Boston newspaper, depicts Uncle Sam as a smug diner pondering which country to consume first, as U.S. President William McKinley waits on him.

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