1. New Deal Political Cartoons

2. Cartoon #1 Who are the three people depicted in the cartoon?
What do the bottles stand for?
Do you think the author is optimistic or pessimistic of the New Deal Programs?

3. Cartoon #2 Who are the two people depicted in the cartoon?
What does the crying baby represent?
How does author feel about President Hoover? President Roosevelt?

4. Cartoon #3 What do the children in the cartoon represent?
How does the author feel about Roosevelt’s policies?

5. Cartoon #4 Which New Deal Program is this cartoon describing?
Why is the whale referred to as “Government Ownership?”
How does the author feel about the role of government during the New Deal?

6. Cartoon #5
What different aspects of American society are represented in this cartoon?
Which side does the author take in this “card game”? How can you tell?