IGCSE EXAM PRACTICE - LEAGUE OF NATIONS SOURCES - CARTOON MORAL PERSUASION FAILURE.

1. LEAGUE OF NATIONS
EXAM PRACTICE 7
SOURCES
CARTOON
MORAL PERSUASION
FAILURE

2. ‘Moral Persuasion’
Punch cartoon of 1920.
The rabbit is saying: "My
offensive equipment
being practically nil, it
remains for me to
fascinate him with the
power of my eye."

3. A snake is an “international strife”, like a war.
It is a powerful, strong predator.
A rabbit is the League of Nations, which is very weak in comparison
with the snake.
The rabbit lacking weapons, is preparing to try hypnotise the snake.
This is a foolish attempt, because everyone knows that rabbits are
paralysed by fear in the face of danger, such as in front of the car lights
or in front of a snake.
In fact, snakes are said to be able to hypnotise their prey.
The overall message of the cartoon is that – in the face of international
conflicts, the League’s power of “moral persuasion” was about as useless
as a rabbit faced by a python.