PPT-Lend-Lease Act and the Political cartoons of Dr. Seuss

httporpheus1ucsdeduspeccolldspoliticFramehtm Power point created by Robert L Martinez Primary Content Source Living History America edited by E Bruun and J Crosby Images cited as listed. Cartoonists use specific devises to get their message across Symbols simple pictures that are understood to stand in for ideas or groups Examples DovePeace DonkeyDemocratic Party Caricatures drawing of a person that exaggerates his characteri stics How to Analyze Political Cartoons. In almost every newspaper around the world, a political cartoon is published that highlights a particular viewpoint or idea through the use of illustration. Often, the image is exaggerated and intended to be humorous as well as informative. They can also be satirical or even serious in tone, depending on the audience, the artist, and the idea illustrated. Use these steps to analyze a political cartoon so you can accurately find what the artist is trying to convey.. Tim Wulf. Governors State University EDUC . 7212. https://. sites.google.com/site/twulf62014/home. . What meaning can you interpret from this cartoon?. Title: . “A . plea for . Cuba” by Victor Gillam. Political Cartoons – What are they?. Political cartoons are vivid primary sources that:. offer intriguing and entertaining insights into the public mood. the underlying cultural assumptions of an age. Analyzing the images . Political: that . which is concerned with public affairs or . government. Define the word “Cartoon”. a sketch or drawing that interests or amuses by portraying persons, things, political events or situations etc. in an exaggerated way. U. S. History. Questions. What is this called?. Where would you find one published?. What . symbol(s) . do you see in it?. What is the . meaning. of it?. History of Political Cartoons. By the mid-19. Represent a point of view. Make an argument. Aim to provoke thought about an issue. Reveal cultural assumptions, prevailing moods, and sometimes real insights about events and . trends. Can be visual, musical, print, video, etc.. Richard H. . Minear. Theodore Seuss Giesel. Ted. Born: March 2, 1904. German American Family. Biography of Dr. Seuss. 1925: Dartmouth College. Cartoons in campus humor magazine. Use of alias on published work. Questions. What is this called?. Where would you find one published?. What . symbol(s) . do you see in it?. What is the . meaning. of it?. History of Political Cartoons. By the mid-19. th. Century (1800s), major newspapers in many countries featured cartoons designed to express the newspaper publisher’s opinion on the politics of the day. Political cartoons can usually be found on the editorial (opinions) page of many newspapers. . Where’s The Humor?. By Brenda Bair. Standards . GPS - SS6H7 . (. a) Describe major developments following World War I: the rise of Nazism. (b) Explain the impact of WWII in terms of the Holocaust, the origins of the Cold War, and the rise of Superpowers.. Modern political cartoons have been around since the 19. th. Century. The increase in newspaper and magazine circulation in the 1800s provided a rich environment for the rise and use of political cartoons.. Foreign Policy. What was America’s foreign policy in the 1920s?. Isolationism. Why would this policy continue into the 1930s?. Great Depression; had to focus on the economy and domestic issues . Isolationism? Really?. LEND/LEASE PROGRAM. Presenters: Joanne Marceau & Fauzia Massey. Lend/Lease Program. Objectives. Name two characteristics of a Lend/Lease situation.. Describe how resources are tracked.. List two tasks of the Sending Finance Unit.. Political Cartoon Elements. Caricatures. . Symbolism. . Irony . Labeling . Sarcasm . The goals of a political cartoon are to influence . public . opinion and to depict . what is . currently going on .