Political Cartoons
This key element is described as "cartoonists overdo, or exaggerate, the physical characteristics of people or things in order to make a point."
Exaggeration
Why are immigrants coming to the United States?
Economic hardships
True or False. The people of Cuba had lived under Mexican rule for centuries.
False, it was the Spanish
This type of source comes directly from the time period being studied, such as diaries, letters, or photographs.
Primary Source
This is the largest state in the United States by land area.
Alaska
Analogy means what?
Comparing two unlike that share some characteristics
True or False. By the early 1900s, most immigrants arrived from northern and western Europe.
False. Southern and Eastern Europe
What is the narrow strip of land connecting two larger bodies of land?
Isthmus
Which of the following is an example of a primary source?
a) A textbook chapter about the American Revolution
b) A biography of Abraham Lincoln written in 2020
c) A letter written by a soldier during World War I
d) A website article summarizing the Civil Rights Movement
C) a letter written by a soldier
This planet is known as the "Red Planet."
Mars
What is the main goal of a political cartoon?
to persuade you
A type of residence that is often run-down and crowded.
Tenement
Who said, “Speak softly and carry a big stick.”
Theodore (Teddy) Roosevelt
In Harry Potter, this sport is played on broomsticks.
Quidditch
Explain Irony in terms of a political cartoon
The difference between the ways things are and the way things should be, or the way things are expected to be
Castle Garden, Barge Office and Ellis Island
Why was the Panama Canal such a success?
It greatly reduced shipping time and costs.
When reading a primary source what is the first thing you should find/read?
Who is the author is
The sum of the angles in a triangle always adds up to this number of degrees.
180 degrees. MUST HAVE A LABEL FOR POINTS
Where would you find a political cartoon in the newspaper (either print or digital)
The editorial pages
1899 “[T]here was nothing left for us to do but to take them all, and to educate the Filipinos, and uplift and civilize and Christianize them, and by God’s grace do the very best we could by them, as our fellow-men. . . . And then I went to bed, and went to sleep, and slept soundly, and the next morning I sent for the chief engineer of the War Department (our map-maker), and I told him to put the Philippines on the map of the United States . . . there they are, and there they will stay while I am President!” —
Who is the author of this primary source
President William McKinley
Which three countries competed for control of Samoa?
Germany, Great Britain, U.S.
There are 5 questions you need to answer for each primary source. What are the 5 topics of those 5 questions?
Intended Audience, Point of View, Sourcing, Context, Purpose
This part of the brain is responsible for decision-making, problem-solving, and controlling emotions.
Prefrontal cortex