1. Who drew the cartoon?
2. List the key objects in the cartoon and describe what each represents.
3. What issue or event does the cartoon deal with?
4. Describe the action taking place in the cartoon.
5. What is the cartoon’s message?
6. Does the cartoon clearly convey the desired message? Why or why not?
7. What groups would agree/disagree with the cartoon’s message? Why?
The answer to this question is VOTING
The U.S. had been a decisive force in the English and French winning the war and had revealed its vast industrial might. It was well positioned to come out of the shadows and take over the baton of premier world power from Great Britain. It showed the world that when in time America can buckle down and mass produce everything it needed, fast. Ammunition, Tanks, planes, Artillery, all of these were being produced by a unprecedented level and it showed the world that america can beat anyone.
The RMS Lusitania was a ship that sailed from New York and had American civilians in - at that point the US was neutral in the WWI -, when the ship came to the sight of the Irish Coast the German U-boat attacked it.
Despite the fact that Americans were horrified at the Lusitania attack, many Americans did not like the idea to enter the war, Irish Americans did not enjoy the idea of helping Britain because the country denied Ireland its independence, German Americans were sympathetic towards their ancestral homeland and Americans saw no reason to enter into a war between European powers. The US only entered war two and a half years after it started.
They fought in the war which helped the army