This political cartoon is about he annexation of Hawaii. I know because Uncle Sam is carrying a sausage in his back pocket and a dog following who is labeled Japan. The cartoonist’s message is that Japan was also interested in Japan while America was annexing Hawaii. But Japan didn’t get a chance to get Hawaii because America took it. Other opinions were positive because Americans now had another territory ruled by them. Hawaiian’s didn’t like this at all because another nations just came in and took their country over. One of the techniques the cartoonist used was labeling because the sausage is labeled Hawaii and the dog is labeled Japan. Symbolism because Japan is a dog following Uncle Sam who has a sausage in his back pocket. No this cartoon does not support my position on imperialism. America can’t just go around and start taking over other nations.
First, I suggest doing research and fact checking.
ReplyDeleteFacts:
Hawaiʻi is not now or has ever been part of the U.S., but under an illegal and prolonged occupation.
1) Hawaiʻi was not annexed by the U.S. because a joint resolution is merely a law, an act of Congress. It has no power to acquire the territory of a foreign, sovereign state. As for the vote for statehood, more importantly who orchestrated the vote called the U.S. congress. The U.S. congress is limited to U.S. territory, meaning it does not matter who voted. And anything that was voted upon is still limited to U.S. territory.
2) A nation-state taken over by another nation-state is either occupied or annexed, but cannot be both simultaneously. In summary, without a treaty of cession, Hawaiʻi is not annexed to the United States. Without annexation, Hawaiʻi was never admitted to the United States. Without admission, Hawaiʻi cannot be called a state of the United States.
3) Japan and Hawaiʻi had close ties with each other. During the overthrow [Japan wanted to intervene at that time; but was told to back off. They stood by on alert to protect their citizens in the Kingdom.]: Hawaii State Archives
What you have in this political cartoon is nothing but propaganda.