Spanish-American War

Spanish-American War is the issue being conversed about in this cartoon. The cartoonist’s message on this cartoon is that President McKinley is a sadistic person as he sets the two dogs free to go and attack another man who from the looked of his hat is Spanish, or from Spain. Others opinion could be that President McKinley had went too far to go into war with Spain and should have let the matter be and let colonies in Spain’s control fight the war on their own.

An analogy is being used as the cartoonist depicts the American army and navy as wild dogs or attack dogs. Another technique being used is labeling as he labels the two dogs one represents the navy and the other as the American army. This cartoon is supportive of my position of American Imperialism because I think it was a positive thing that America had participated in the Spanish-American War but I found it deceiving how America then went to go and control the newly freed colonies. 

Kenney, Kim. "Curator's Corner." : Campaigns & Cartoons. N.p., 30 Apr. 2012. Web. 23 Feb. 2016. <http://mckinleycurator.blogspot.com/2012/04/campaigns-cartoons-coming-soon.html>.