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Presented to you by:
Quinton Campbell
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They are humorous visual representations of controversial current events.
Generally about hot topics of the time, usually being political.
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They are done in good humor to let readers understand the issues of politics, and society better.
They use caricatures as well as strait forward visual images, and a variety of symbols to do so.
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Political cartoons are frequently found on the editorial pages of various newspapers as well as magazines.
They appear from time to time in the comics section of a newspaper/periodical, as well.
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The Cold War took place between the years 1946 – 1991.
The two rivaling countries were The U.S.S.R. (Russia), and The United States of America.
The primary disputes they had were the space race, the arms race, and democracy vs. communism.
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Many people do not understand how to understand political cartoons.
To more easily interpret these cartoons, we’re going to learn step-by-step how to do so.
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Artists know best
Let your mind find the part that stands out
Generally being an exaggeration or distortion meant to be comical
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Figure out what the interaction with the primary focus is
Look around the main object or person for allusions
An allusion is indirect indication to a past or current event that’s not completely clear
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Who is the population?
What are their views?
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What is going on in the world?
In the news?
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Find symbols that commonly represent a group of people.
Ex. donkeys for Democrats and elephants for Republicans
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Look for words and pictorial symbols
Generally located in the background
Meant to convey minor themes
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In February 1950, Senator Joseph McCarthy captured headlines by his claims that he held in his hand, a list of names of some 205 communists in the State Department which he did not reveal. Many members of Congress, influenced by his success, began to support his heavy-handed and abusive tactics for political purposes. Here conservative Republican senators, Kenneth S. Wherry, Robert A. Taft, and Styles Bridges and Republican National Chairman Guy Gabrielson push a reluctant GOP elephant to mount the unsavory platform. This was the first use of the word "McCarthyism."
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Throughout his political career, Dwight Eisenhower refused to take a public stand against Senator Joseph McCarthy's aggressive anti-communist campaign. Eisenhower even struck from a 1952 campaign speech in Wisconsin a defense of his mentor, George C. Marshall, a McCarthy target. Half a dozen Republican senators, including Ralph Flanders, joined Margaret Chase Smith in a "declaration of conscience" against McCarthy. Eisenhower, however, continued to speak of "justice and fair play" in fighting communism, and it was a long time before they prevailed.
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""Fire!" (Herblock's History: Political Cartoons from the Crash to the Millennium, Library of Congress Exhibition)." Library of Congress Home. Web. 15 June 2011. <http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/swann/herblock/fire.html>.
"Part I: A Brief History of Political Cartoons." American Studies @ The University of Virginia. Web. 15 June 2011. <http://xroads.virginia.edu/~ma96/puck/part1.html>.
"Index." Xenon.truman.edu. Web. 15 June 2011. <http://www2.truman.edu/parker/research/cartoons.html>.
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