On this page are presented political cartoons for yesterday and today. Following each cartoon are questions for you to answer.
What type of sources is this and where was it published?
Who does the larger person on the right represent? How do you know?
What gesture is he making?
Who is the figure on the left? How do you know?
How does the artist represent him?
What is the interaction of the two men?
What does this say about the artist’s point of view on the war?
What choice does each person have in regards to the Vietnam War?
Whose opinion do you side with and why?
Who does the larger person on the right represent? How do you know?
What gesture is he making?
Who is the figure on the left? How do you know?
How does the artist represent him?
What is the interaction of the two men?
What does this say about the artist’s point of view on the war?
What choice does each person have in regards to the Vietnam War?
Whose opinion do you side with and why?
What is the subject of the cartoon dated 1967? How do you know this?
What are the 2 people doing in the cartoon?
What is the emblem on the man's chest? What does it mean?
In the panel marked 2011, who is the man on the right? Who is the woman?
What is ironic about the cartoon?
What is the man in the center doing? What does the symbol on his chest mean? If you don't know what it means, how could you find out?
What are the 2 people doing in the cartoon?
What is the emblem on the man's chest? What does it mean?
In the panel marked 2011, who is the man on the right? Who is the woman?
What is ironic about the cartoon?
What is the man in the center doing? What does the symbol on his chest mean? If you don't know what it means, how could you find out?
When was this cartoon drawn? How did come to your conclusion?
Who is the man in the left panel? How do you know this?
What is the caption of the cartoon implying?
Could you make the same statement as the cartoon for 2013? Give an example.
Who is the man in the left panel? How do you know this?
What is the caption of the cartoon implying?
Could you make the same statement as the cartoon for 2013? Give an example.