The issue of this political cartoon is the annexation of Hawaii. The cartoonist shows Uncle Sam getting measured for a new suit made of countries. The message is America is getting fat is constantly gaining new territory. Uncle Sam is large and refuses to have anti-imperialism policies.
People at this time believed in Manifest Destiny an wanted to expand America. The only people to hate imperialism is the Anti-imperialist league. The cartoonist labeled the suit as countries showing the territories added to the country. Symbolism is portrayed by saying if America was not imperialist, would lose its mass. This cartoon shows what I think imperialism did to America. America just became heavier and more greedy.
History Tunes-Annexation of Hawaii-political cartoons
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