Objects/People that Meaning of each symbol Political of social issue

Caricature Title Important Clues

1. El Turno de los 1. People wearing 1. The clothes they are wearing signifies Uncle Sam was serving his patronage It is the evident in the
Partidos formal clothes that these people are likely to be rich or porridge to the people at the left (the caricature that even at those
of high class federalist) which means that this party times, gaining the side of
2. A man with a pointed has already earned positions and are
highly influenced people
nose wearing a top hat 2. The man was a representation of the known political personalities of that time.
(represented by Uncle Sam)
US government, by which in the Meanwhile, the Nacionalista party, those especially during election will
3. A food placed in the caricature he was deemed as “Uncle Sam” at the right, are awaiting for they turn to put you at huge advantage.
table, a soup or porridge
be served by Uncle Sam his porridge as
for the awaiting people 3. The porridge served as patronage of token of support of the upcoming
Uncle Sam to these important people who election.
are separated by two factions, the
Federalist and Nacionalista parties

2. The Filipino’s First 1. A crying, naked baby 1. A crying, naked baby symbolizes the This political cartoon perpetuated the It dehumanized the Filipino by
Bath Philippines, as he takes his first bath concept of the “White Man’s Burden” making them looking savage
2. A clothed adult and that the Americans had a duty to and animalistic, causing
2. A clothed adult is President McKinley, help civilize their “little brown Americans to perceive
3. Two Filipino boys at who attempts to bathe the “dirty boy” in
the back brothers.” This propaganda fueled the Filipinos as not human,
civilization. concept of “Manifest Destiny,” which is making it easier for soldiers to
3. Two Filipino boys at the back the notion that the United had the right engage in war with the
contrasted, who appear to be older, to expand westward in order to become a Filipinos. These political
happier and are dressed in American political power. cartoons justified the colonial
patriotic clothing in the form of the war and “Benevolent
United States flag. Assimilation,” that the United
States are helping the
Philippines become civilized
because they were unfit to be
an independent country at the
time.
3. Mamumuong 1. An American worker 1. The American worker represents how The facial expression and bodily gestures The issue present in the
Amerikanhon at the left, with cigar in convenient their jobs are at using tools present in the caricature speaks volume caricature is the evident
his mouth, and carrying and equipment that they even barely on how both countries hugely differ in inequality in the Philippines in
Mamumuong terms of labor.
a load effortlessly using sweat at work terms of handling employees
Pilipinhon an equipment and laborers by which when
Most American workers relies on the use
2. The Filipino worker shows how Filipinos
of mechanical devices to support their compared to America,
2. A Filipino worker at struggle while working without any laborers are supported greatly
tasks while Filipino workers have to do
the right, struggling in equipment to use and the undeniable and receives decent pay for
things with their own hands and strength.
carrying a load in his heat of the tropical country their work.
back, in the middle of
the scorching heat of 3. The price tags symbolizes the daily
salary rate and its huge difference
the pacific sun
between American and Filipino workers.
3. Price tags are
attached in each of the
workers, five dollars
daily rate for the
American worker, 1
peso for the Filipino
worker respectively.

4. What will he do? 1. An adult dressed in 1. An adult dressed in fancy cloth depicts This political cartoon, disseminated by This implies that the United
fancy cloth President William McKinley the Minneapolis Tribune, depicts States is responsible for the
President William McKinley and a barely fate of the Philippines and the
2. A barely clothed 2. A barely clothed young boy represents clothed, young boy who represents the only way to help and protect
The eyes of the young boy the Philippines
world are upon him Philippines on the edge of a them is to “keep them,” or in
3. A man with a shape of 3. A man with a shape of a globe in his cliff. According to the cartoon, the world the context of the war, occupy
a globe in his head head symbolizes the world is watching what President McKinley will them.
do next – whether he will throw the
4. Cliff 4. Cliff is the barrier which will lead to Philippines “off the cliff” and give them to
Spain Spain or keep them for the United States.
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