Monroe Doctrine Cartoons

Cartoon #1 Questions
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What is happening in the cartoon?
Who does the figure in the foreground represent?
Who are the figures in the background? See if you can read the names of nations.
What is the message of the cartoon?
Cartoon #2 Questions
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Describe what is happening in this cartoon.
Who is the figure on the right?
Who are the two figures on the left?
What is the figure on the right pointing to?
What is the message of the cartoon?
Cartoon #1 Answers
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A rooster is guarding a chicken coop by marching back and forth in front of it.
The United States
European nations, Italy, Germany, England, France.
The U.S. has locked up the European nations with the Monroe Doctrine, which
states that the Western Hemisphere is off limits to European settlement.
Cartoon #2 Answers
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A man is stopping two men from crossing a line.
Uncle Sam, representing the U.S.
Great Britain and Germany.
The line which says “Monroe Doctrine”.
European nations need to stay behind the line of the Monroe Doctrine which
blocks their entry into Latin America.