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Sunday, May 15, 2011

Political Cartoon John Bull - "Cawnt You See I'm A Blooming Yankee!"

John Bull Uses the American Flag For Protection, March 1915
"Cawnt You See I'm a Blooming Yankee!"



Why is John Bull's claim appear unconvincing? 
How is the German identity made apparent in this illustration?
To whom is the cartoon sympathetic?
Why did British ships fly a neutral flag in particular an American?
Why did the artist depict the Lusitania in his cartoon?
Was this British strategy successful in fooling German submarines?
What other strategy might the British have used to deter the Germans from bombing their merchant vessels?

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