•This political cartoon is about the Roosevelt Corollary. The Roosevelt Corollary was when America said that they can intervene with Columbian affairs if they need help. The issue of this cartoon is that President Roosevelt it using Columbia for their own uses. This cartoon is portraying Theodore Roosevelt in a bad way and is showing the dark side of him. One technique used in this political cartoon is exaggeration. They showed Roosevelt as a really big person throwing a pile of dirt on Colombia, which looks really small. Another technique is symbolism. The symbolism in this cartoon is the shovel in Theodore Roosevelt’s hand. It symbolizes America using Colombia.