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4. I think the cartoon is of President William McKinley (the man) holding the Philippines (the child) near the cliff that leads to Spain. The world (globe head) is watching him to see if he would throw the Philippines back to Spain.
 
4. I think the cartoon is of President William McKinley (the man) holding the Philippines (the child) near the cliff that leads to Spain. The world (globe head) is watching him to see if he would throw the Philippines back to Spain.
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5. The “Cross of Gold” speech was given by William Jennings Bryan soon after the panic and economic depression of 1893.  
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5. The “Cross of Gold” speech was given by William Jennings Bryan soon after the panic and economic depression of 1893.  I do not think think that this speech had much of an impact as he never was elected to president.  
    
6. I think that the U.S. involvement in Libya could be a result of yellow journalism, as the media was publicizing many reports about how cruel El-Gadhafi was to the Libyan people.  This turned the American people against him, which could have been a contributing factor to the U.S. involvement there.
 
6. I think that the U.S. involvement in Libya could be a result of yellow journalism, as the media was publicizing many reports about how cruel El-Gadhafi was to the Libyan people.  This turned the American people against him, which could have been a contributing factor to the U.S. involvement there.

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