Herblock's history political cartoons

CARTOON 1 Here he comes now" Richard Nixon had discovered the power of smear attacks in his early campaigns for the House of Representatives and Senate years before Senator McCarthy began to use them. In 1954, during his vice-presidential campaign for re-election, Nixon traveled the country to charging previous Democratic administrations and current Democratic members of Congress with being soft on communism. His targets included some of the most respected members of the Senate. Herb Block's 1954 depiction of the emerging campaigner would stick with Nixon throughout his career. "Here he comes now," October 29, 1954. Reproduction from original drawing. Published in the Washington Post (36) CARTOON 2 "You mean I'm supposed to stand on that?" In February 1950, Senator Joseph McCarthy captured headlines by his claims that he held in his hand, a list of names of some 205 communists in the State Department which he did not reveal. Many members of Congress, influenced by his success, began to support his heavy-handed and abusive tactics for political purposes. Here conservative Republican senators, Kenneth S. Wherry, Robert A. Taft, and Styles Bridges and Republican National Chairman Guy Gabrielson push a reluctant GOP elephant to mount the unsavory platform. This was the first use of the word "McCarthyism "You mean I'm supposed to stand on that?" March 29, 1950. Reproduction from original drawing. Published in the Washington Post (27) Name: Date: Herblock’s Political Cartoons Choose two Herblock cartoons from the site Fire! Herblock’s History: Political Cartoons from the Crash to the Millennium to include in your U.S. History textbook. Evaluate each cartoon using the questions found on the Cartoon Analysis Worksheet. Read the online questions and then record your answers on this sheet. Make sure your answers are written in complete sentences. Cartoon 1 Level 1 Responses Visuals 1. Words (if applicable) 1. 2. 3. Cartoon 2 Level 1 Responses Visuals 1. Words (if applicable) 1. 2. 3. ...