The issue of this political cartoon is Teddy Roosevelt walking around Southern countries with boats. Teddy is keeping guard of the countries with his big bat making sure no one comes in. The cartoonist's message on this cartoon is showing Teddy as police. Teddy is shown as a big police watching over southern countries. Other people would`think that Teddy is a big policeman protecting his territory. The cartoonist used labeling by naming the sea's, territories, and ships. He also used exaggeration by making Teddy a lot bigger that everything else. This cartoon is neutral on my feelings for American imperialism. This is because it is just showing Roosevelt protecting countries not taking over countries by force.
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