Hawaiian Japanese Volcano

 

The issue in this political cartoon is the Japanese trying to destroy Hawaii.  It states that without the help of America, Hawaii was doomed to become a Japanese territory.  The message of this cartoon is that America isn’t the only country out there who wants Hawaii.  Some others however, might say that America can’t just take over any country whenever they want regardless of other foreign competitors.  They might think that because whenever a foreign country wants to take over another foreign country America has their eye on, America always has to step in the way.  Some techniques used in this cartoon are labeling and symbolism.  In the cartoon, the country Hawaii has a volcano with a label saying “Japanese Ambition” along with a head of a Japanese man on top.  The symbolism is Uncle Sam trying put a hat on the volcano to stop it.  These techniques both support the idea of America trying to stop Japan from taking over Hawaii.  This supports my idea of not supporting Anti-Imperialism because it shows to other countries that America simply can’t stop and won’t stop being the dominant country they still are today.

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