The Roosevelt Corollary

"Modern American History." Modern American History. N.p., n.d. Web. 21 Feb. 2016. <http://blogs.baruch.cuny.edu/his1005spring2011/2011/03/02/the-roosevelt-corollary/>.

This political cartoon is about the Roosevelt Corollary, and uses exaggeration, labeling, irony, and analogy. The exaggeration comes from the size of Roosevelt, who keeps the two groups of people away from each other. The two areas of land are labeled USA and Europe. A rolled up scroll is held in Roosevelt’s hand, reading, “Arbitration” This references the fact that Roosevelt is an arbitration for the western hemisphere. The analogy comes from Roosevelt’s big stick being labeled, “The New Diplomacy” It is ironic that a stick would be diplomatic, because it is meant for crowd control. The cartoonist’s position is that Roosevelt arbitrated between the western hemisphere and the Europeans. Other people believed that some of Roosevelt’s actions subdued the western hemisphere. I agree with the cartoonist that we helped settle many disputes and protected littler countries.