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5.They probably help sway opinions, and may have decided certain issues, though not because they are cartoons but rather because they are persuasive.  For example, Thomas Nast’s cartoons mocking Boss Tweed eventually led to Tweed’s imprisonment, but William Jennings Bryan’s “Cross of gold” speech led to his being nominated the next day.  For another example, the “Join or Die” cartoon helped unite the colonies against England, but pamphlets and rallying cries did too.  To sum it up, political cartoons are effective more for their message and persuasiveness and less for their character as cartoons, but are no more influential than any other media.  A cartoon, like a speech, can be either effective or ineffective.

5.They probably help sway opinions, and may have decided certain issues, though not because they are cartoons but rather because they are persuasive.  For example, Thomas Nast’s cartoons mocking Boss Tweed eventually led to Tweed’s imprisonment, but William Jennings Bryan’s “Cross of gold” speech led to his being nominated the next day.  For another example, the “Join or Die” cartoon helped unite the colonies against England, but pamphlets and rallying cries did too.  To sum it up, political cartoons are effective more for their message and persuasiveness and less for their character as cartoons, but are no more influential than any other media.  A cartoon, like a speech, can be either effective or ineffective.

6.Probably either Andrew Carnegie or John D. Rockefeller.  Whether you like them or not, they both turned relatively new, fledgling industries into business empires, essentially laying the foundation for the modern corporation.  Rockefeller was probably the more influential of these, since oil is arguably a more necessary and useful resource than steel.

6.Probably either Andrew Carnegie or John D. Rockefeller.  Whether you like them or not, they both turned relatively new, fledgling industries into business empires, essentially laying the foundations of the modern corporation.  Rockefeller was probably the more influential of these, since oil is arguably a more necessary and useful resource than steel.

7.A man who appears to be Uncle Sam is riding a horse which is sinking in “quicksand gold.”  A cliff labeled “silver” rises to his left.  Down the road is “Prosperity.”  The cartoonist definitely opposes the Gold Standard.  He probably supports bimetallism, since the silver cliff rises above the gold quicksand.  Also, it looks like the gold sand is not on the road, but on the side of the road.  The road is between the silver cliff and the golden sand.  Thus, the gold standard is a dangerous detour, and bimetallism leads to prosperity.  Since it is Uncle Sam who is sinking, the cartoonist is demonstrating that the gold standard policy has been harmful to the nation.  The cartoonist is most likely a democrat.  If the cartoon was drawn during the 1896 election, it supported Bryan.  

7.A man who appears to be Uncle Sam is riding a horse which is sinking in “quicksand gold.”  A cliff labeled “silver” rises to his left.  Down the road is “Prosperity.”  The cartoonist definitely opposes the Gold Standard.  He probably supports bimetallism, since the silver cliff rises above the gold quicksand.  Also, it looks like the gold sand is not on the road, but on the side of the road.  The road is between the silver cliff and the golden sand.  Thus, the gold standard is a dangerous detour, and bimetallism leads to prosperity.  Since it is Uncle Sam who is sinking, the cartoonist is demonstrating that the gold standard policy has been harmful to the nation.  The cartoonist is most likely a democrat.  If the cartoon was drawn during the 1896 election, it supported Bryan.