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United States History
The Monroe Doctrine
William Allen Rogers
1. What document do the warships symbolize?
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2. How is it evident that the warships represent the United States?
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3. What do the men standing on the pier represent? What are they looking at (towards)? What do they want?
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4. Given class discussion regarding the Monroe Doctrine, what is the main idea behind this cartoon?
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5. DRAWING CONCLUSIONS: Briefly explain why the United States issued such a policy in the first place. What was
the country hoping to accomplish? What was the danger in issuing such a policy?
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