HISTORY 112- World Civilization II

Find a Political Cartoon relating to World History, from 1500 C.E. to the Present, on the internet. Complete and submit the information in each of the following Sections I – III. (Copy and paste this template into a Word document.) 

Template – Primary Source Analysis Assignment 

Section I – information about the source 

Title of the political cartoon:
Author (if stated)
Date of publication (if stated):

Complete URL (for the specific political cartoon used for the assignment): 

Section II – questions –
Provide accurate answers with details that are relevant to the source.
1. Who is the political cartoon about?
2. What is the political cartoon about?
3. Where is the political cartoon set?
4. When is the political cartoon set?
5. Why is the political cartoon being created?
6. How can historians use the information in the political cartoon?
7. List three things in the political cartoon that you think are important.
(1)
(2)
(3)
8. What is the context of the political cartoon – in other words, what else was happening during that period? 

9. Do you think that this is an effective political cartoon?

10. Why or why not?

Section III – summary 

Write a summary describing the political cartoon based on the answers you provided to the questions in Section II. The summary should be a minimum of 500 words, and presented in essay format with complete sentences. (Use the answers to the analysis questions in Section II to compile the summary.)