Monday, Nov 28

Answer 2 of the following sections. You could do 'Part A and Part C' for example.
Work on your map and highlights poster.

This work is all due Thursday. There will a little additional class time. Wednesday.

PART A
Look at the following images
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1. How is Teddy Roosevelt portrayed in each of these cartoons? Which depiction is the most favorable? The most negative? Point to specific symbols and details in each image to support your answer.

2. What comment is each cartoonist making about Roosevelt's involvement in the Panama Canal project?

3. How is Panama portrayed in the Coup d'Etat cartoon? Does this cartoonist appear to support or oppose the "Roosevelt Doctrine"? Explain.

4. What images of America and its role in global affairs are presented in these cartoons? Is there a variety of viewpoints about America as a global power or a consistent point of view among the cartoonists? Discuss.

PART B
Eradicating yellow fever. Who was Colonel William Gorgas, and what was his theory about how Yellow Fever could be eradicated? What led President Roosevelt to back Gorgas' theory? How was this public-health campaign -- the most expensive in history -- carried out? What were the logistics? What were the results? How did the eradication of Yellow Fever affect progress on the canal? (Review Chapter 6 as you think about these questions, and read the article on Yellow Fever.)

PART C
Segregation and discrimination. What was the "Panama Man," and how were advertising and marketing techniques employed to recruit workers? From what countries were most unskilled laborers who worked on the canal project recruited? Which workers were paid in gold? Who was paid in silver? What were the consequences of being a "gold worker" versus being a "silver worker"? Compare this system (described in Chapter 5 of the film) to segregation as it existed in the U.S. in the early part of the 20th century. (Read the article on The Workers and browse the photo gallery on the workers.)