Domestic politics at the turn of the 21st student version
Politics of the 1920s student copy
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. 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?
3. 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?
4. 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?
5. 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?
6. 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?