1. Republican Era Scandals
1. What interesting details
do you see in the cartoon?
2. What is happening to the
congressional building and
the Washington
Monument?
3. What event might this
cartoon depict?
4. What might go in the
missing portion of the
cartoon?

2. Analyzing Political Cartoon
• Essential Question: What is the proper role of the
government in people’s lives?
• Standards:
– 8.1.12
B. Synthesize and evaluate historical sources.
C. Evaluate historical interpretation of events.
- 8.3.12
A. Identify and evaluate the political and cultural contributions of individuals
and groups to United States history from 1890 to Present.
C. Evaluate how continuity and change has influenced United States history
from 1890 to Present.
D. Identify and evaluate conflict and cooperation among social groups
and organizations in United States history from 1890 to the Present.

3. Political Cartoon of Warren G. Harding
• What is your
overall
impression of the
cartoon?
• Are any elements
from step 1 under
Analyzing Political
Cartoons shown?

4. Political Cartoon of Warren G. Harding
• What is the
primary focus of
the cartoon?
• Where is the
person standing
• What might he be
handling?

5. Political Cartoon of Warren G. Harding
• Read the Intro on pg.
343 and the 1st
paragraph under A
Republican Era
Begins on pg. 344 in
the History Alive
textbook.
• Make and educated
guess about what is
missing in the picture
and draw it.

6. Calvin Coolidge’s Chorus
1. What interesting details
do you see in the cartoon?
2. Who might the men in
the cartoon represent?
3. Why might these men
support Coolidge?
4. What might go in the
missing portion of the
cartoon?

7. The U.S.S. Prosperity
1. What interesting details
do you see in the cartoon?
2. Who might the
passengers on the ship
represent?
3. Do the passengers seem
pleased about the direction
the ship is heading? How
can you tell?
4. What might the captain
be saying about the
direction in which the ship
is going?

8. The League of Nations
1. What interesting details do you
see in the cartoon?
2. The man on the right is
Senator Hiram Johnson. What is
Johnson’s opinion on the League
of Nations? How can you tell?
3. What is the cartoonist
suggesting about Harding’s
position on the League of
Nations?
4. What might fit into the missing
portion of the cartoon?

9. The Tiger of Militarism
1. What interesting details
do you see in the cartoon?
2. Who or what do you
think the tiger represents?
3. Who or what do you
think the woman
represents?
4. What might go in the
missing portion of the
cartoon?

10. Kellogg-Briand Pact
1. What interesting details do
you see in the cartoon?
2. What does the plaque over
the fireplace commemorate?
3. In the caption, the
cartoonist
suggests that the Kellogg-
Briand Pact is an insurance
policy against war. What might
he mean that the United States
needs “fire prevention”?
4. What might go in the
missing
portion of the cartoon?