The issue of this political cartoon is the Annexation of Hawaii. The Annexation of Hawaii is when America took Hawaii by force. Missionaries went to Hawaii to spread Democracy and Christianity when they saw all the wonderful resources and raw materials they had. America overthrew the queen of Hawaii and took control. A couple months later, Hawaii asked to be annexed to America. The cartoonist message is that is that America, or Uncle Sam, would not stop until he gets what he wanted. He wanted Hawaii, which is also known in the political cartoon as a Filipino. One technique used in the political cartoon is exaggeration. in this cartoon it shows Uncle Sam running after a Filipino. In real life, it is actually America running and capturing Hawaii. The other technique used s symbolism. Uncle Sam symbolizes America and he Filipino symbolizes Hawaii.
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