T r a n s p a r e n c y
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Political Cartoon of Warren G. Harding
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T r a n s p a r e n c y
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Republican Era Scandals
What
What
What
What
interesting details do you see in the cartoon?
is happening to the congressional building and the Washington Monument?
event might this cartoon depict?
might go in the missing portion of the cartoon?
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T r a n s p a r e n c y
2 7 C
Calvin Coolidge’s Chorus
1. What interesting details do you see in
the cartoon?
2. Who might the men in the cartoon
represent?
3. Why might these men support Coolidge?
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4. What might go in the missing portion
of the cartoon?
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T r a n s p a r e n c y
2 7 D
The U.S.S. Prosperity
1. What interesting details do you see
in the cartoon?
2. Who might the passengers on the
ship represent?
3. Do the passengers seem pleased
about the direction the ship is
heading? How can you tell?
4. What might the captain be saying
about the direction in which the ship
is going?
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T r a n s p a r e n c y
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The League of Nations
1. What interesting details do
you see in the cartoon?
2. The man on the right is
Senator Hiram Johnson.
What is Johnson’s opinion
on the League of Nations?
How can you tell?
3. What is the cartoonist suggesting about Harding’s position on
the League of Nations?
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4. What might fit into the missing
portion of the cartoon?
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T r a n s p a r e n c y
2 7 F
The Tiger of Militarism
1. What interesting details do you see in
the cartoon?
2. Who or what do you think the tiger
represents?
3. Who or what do you think the woman
represents?
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4. What might go in the missing portion
of the cartoon?
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Kellogg-Briand Pact
1. What interesting details do
you see in the cartoon?
2. What does the plaque over
the fireplace commemorate?
3. In the caption, the cartoonist
suggests that the KelloggBriand Pact is an insurance
policy against war. What might
he mean that the United States
needs “fire prevention”?
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4. What might go in the missing
portion of the cartoon?
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