The cartoon portrays wealthy businessmen crying over the success of the New Deal, as shown by newspaper headlines. While the rich claim the New Deal is ruining the country, the cartoonist aims to show it is actually working. The New Deal created jobs and empowered workers through unions, though owners opposed policies that increased costs.

1. The message of thiscartoon is that the rich people are unhappy.Thisisshownbythe fact that theyare crying inthe
cartoon and saying“Boo-Hoo- the NewDeal isruiningthe country”.The fact that theyare verywell dressed
reinforcesthe factthattheyare veryrich,especiallythe tophats.The newspaperheadlinesonthe wall behindthem
showthat the NewDeal isclearlyworking,thisisshownbythe phrase “Bestshowingsince 1930” whichtellsusthat
thiscompanyis doingbetternowthanat any time since 1930.
The cartoonistis tryingto tell usthat the NewDeal isactuallyworking,despite the factthatrich people are claiming
that itisn’t.(Iknowthat) the NewDeal wasverysuccessful because the CCCcreated2.5 millionjobsforyoung
people,butrichpeople wouldn’tlike the WagnerActwhichforcedthemtoacceptTrade Unionsintheirfactories.
Thisgave the workersmore powertotry and improve conditionswhichwouldcostthe ownersmoney.
The message of thiscartoon isthat the rich people are unhappy.Thisisshownbythe fact that theyare crying inthe
cartoon and saying“Boo-Hoo- the NewDeal isruiningthe country”.The fact that theyare verywell dressed
reinforcesthe factthattheyare veryrich,especiallythe tophats.The newspaperheadlinesonthe wall behindthem
showthat the New Deal isclearlyworking,thisisshownbythe phrase “Bestshowingsince 1930” whichtellsusthat
thiscompanyis doingbetternowthanat any time since 1930.
The cartoonistis tryingto tell usthat the NewDeal isactuallyworking,despite the factthatrich people are claiming
that itisn’t.(Iknowthat) the NewDeal wasverysuccessful because the CCCcreated2.5 millionjobsforyoung
people,butrichpeople wouldn’tlike the WagnerActwhichforcedthemtoacceptTrade Unionsintheirfactories.
Thisgave the workersmore powertotry and improve conditionswhichwouldcostthe ownersmoney.
What is the message of this cartoon (7 marks)
Level 1 – Repetition of source,general statement (1-2 marks)
Level 2 – Secondary message of the sourceidentified (3 marks)
Level 3 – Secondary message of the sourcesupported by
sourcereference or own knowledge. (4 marks)
Level 4 – Main message of the source identified (5 marks)
Level 5 – Main messages supported by sourcereference
or context (6 marks)
Level 6 – Main message supported by sourceand context (7 marks)
What is the message of this cartoon (7 marks)
Level 1 – Repetition of source, general statement (1-2 marks)
Level 2 – Secondary message of the sourceidentified (3 marks)
Level 3 – Secondary message of the sourcesupported by
sourcereference or own knowledge. (4 marks)
Level 4 – Main message of the source identified (5 marks)
Level 5 – Main messages supported by sourcereference
or context (6 marks)
Level 6 – Main message supported by sourceand context (7 marks)