Panama Canal Political Cartoon Analysis

 

       This political cartoon is about the issue of the Panama Canal. You can see this in the cartoon because it shows the Panama Republic cracking Columbia which represents what happened in 1912-1914. The message of the cartoonist is that Roosevelt was encouraging the Panama Republic to have a war for independence so we could build the panama canal. You can see this in the cartoon where Roosevelt is having the chicken crack a part of Columbia. Someone might have said we shouldn't have gotten involved in the whole situation and let Panama and Columbia be instead of interfering with them just to build a canal. It shows that this isn't the thoughts of the cartoonist because he draws Roosevelt having the Panama Republic cracking Columbia in a way that benefits us and is positive. The author used labeling and exaggeration. The cartoon shows exaggeration where Roosevelt is much bigger than the other man standing to his left showing he has more power and labeling where every object in the cartoon is labeled like Columbia and Panama Republic. This supports my opinion on American Imperialism. It shows how America is getting more land and pushing for getting that canal.