Question

The United States from 1798 to 1898.

What is this political cartoon suggesting since it includes the United States, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, and other places?

American imperialism created an American empire.

These were America's main trading partners and allies.

The bald eagle became the official bird of the Western Hemisphere.

D)

America was finally strong enough as a nation to 'spread its wings in

1898





The answer is A

Answer 1

Answer: A) American imperialism created an American empire.

Explanation: American imperialism created an American empire. The expansion that occurred from 1798-1898 more than quadrupled the size of the original United States, thus creating an "American empire".

Answer 2

The correct answer is A) |American imperialism created an American empire.

This political cartoon suggests since it includes the United States, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, and other places that American imperialism created an American empire.

The cartoon depicts a big eagle above the northern hemisphere of planet earth, covering with its long wings the territories of the United State in 1898. At the bottom of the image, there is the footprint that says "10,000 miles from tip to tip."

The cartoon tries to depict the irony that the United States had so much critiqued European countries for its colonial expansions when the US already had the control of foreign territories in the Pacific and the Caribbean.