The Panama Canal

The panama canal was a short cut to the pacific ocean. The issue of this political cartoon is that Columbia should have sold panama to us.The cartoonist's message is that Columbia angered Roosevelt. Some other opinions on the Panama canal is that we do not need it and that we can take the long route to the pacific ocean. The techniques the cartoonist used were exaggeration in Roosevelt's size, and labeling on Columbia.This cartoon  is making me say that American-Imperialism is not OK at all.Why must we take land and start a war to get what we want.Now you understand the story behind the panama canal.