The Schlieffen Plan is a battle plan proposed by the chief of the German general staff named Alfred Graf von Schlieffen in 1905. The plan is designed for Germany to declare a two-front war (a war that simultaneously happens in two different geographical locations of military fronts). For this plan, Germany is fighting against the battlefronts of France and Russia.
If you are referring to the cartoon that shows the Standard Oil Company as an octopus, then the message is that Standard Oil Company is a dangerous monopoly that controls the US government.
If you look in the picture, you can see that the octopus (representing Standard Oil Company) has its tentacles wrapped around different federal buildings including the State capitol, Congress, and is soon to be taking control of the White House. This symbolism is trying to show that this company has controll over the federal government and that it cannot be stopped. This author is definitely painting the Standard Oil Company in a negative light.
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His veto of the Civil Rights Act of 1866
While Spartans valued military strength, Athenians placed a higher value on education and culture. Their main goal was building a democracy. Athenians believed that the only way to build a strong democracy was to create well informed citizens.
