Panama Canal #2

This political cartoon is about how President Roosevelt sent the military to dig the Panama Canal. It also shows that he used force to do so. The cartoonist's message is both positive and negative because it shows that Roosevelt used force to get his way, shown in the "big stick." It is positive because you can see that Theodore has a calm look on his face.Another opinion that someone might have is that he was being a good man by making traveling easier for many countries. One technique that the cartoonist used was labeling, which is shown on the big stick. Also, symbolism was used because it is shown that the big stick represents  how Roosevelt used force. This cartoon supports my position on American imperialism because it shows that America used force to gain what we wanted. We used our force on small, vulnerable countries, like Panama.