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- 1. Multiple Choice
What is a political cartoon?
A cartoon representing government or war atrocities
An illustration that conveys a particular message about a political issue
An animation that writes laws for congress hoping for passage
Fictional drawings used for entertainment
- 2. Multiple Choice
What is symbolism?
A statement that represents something as better or worse than it really is
To assign an object to a category, especially inaccurately or restrictively
A person, animal, or object regarded as representing or embodying a quality, concept, or thing
The use of objects to represent larger concepts
- 3. Multiple Choice
What message is the artist conveying?
Railroads are connected to everything
Tycoons & philanthropy have gone too far
Vanderbilt Is using his money to consolidate banks & railroads
Rockefeller & his monopoly controls the government & workers' lives
- 4. Multiple Choice
What does the octopus symbolize?
The power of the oil monopoly on all facets of government & industry
How industrialists monopolize U.S. waterways & transatlantic trade
The eight branches of government
J.P. Morgan's banking monopoly & its influence on government
- 5. Multiple Choice
What object is the octopus holding onto?
Bank
Railroad
City
White House
Capitol
- 6. Multiple Choice
What is another object represented in the illustration?
Oil well
Bank
Railroad
Coal mine
- 7. Multiple Choice
What other object is about to be grabbed by the octopus?
White House
Capitol
Congressmen & workers
Railroads
- 8. Multiple Choice
What does the octopus represent?
Standard Oil
Morgan Chase
N.Y. Central Rail
Carnegie Steel
- 9. Multiple Choice
What is a corporate trust?
Publicly traded company owned by shareholders who claim part of the company's assets & profit
Percentage of ownership in the company to raise capital
Stockholders of competing corporations consolidating their stock to trustees in exchange for profit
When a shareholder sells their stock for a profit
- 10. Multiple Choice
What is a corporation?
Publicly traded company owned by shareholders who claim part of the company's assets & profit
Percentage of ownership in the company to raise capital
Stockholders of competing corporations consolidating their stock to trustees in exchange for profit
When a shareholder sells their stock for a profit
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