Question

Use the political cartoon to answer the question.

A political cartoon of a tailor measuring a tall, rotund man whose pants and shirt have stars and stripes, resembling the U.S. flag

The stripes have the following labels: Texas, Louisiana Purchase, Alaska, Florida, California, Hawaii, and Porto Rico. Behind the tailor are bolts of material labeled “Enlightened," "Foreign Policy,” and “Rational Expansion.” Three men hold jugs labeled “Anti-expansion Policy.” One offers the large man a spoonful.
Who does the tailor represent in the political cartoon?

(1 point)
Responses

America and its growing empire

America and its growing empire

the U.S. invasion of the Philippines

the U.S. invasion of the Philippines

Mark Twain and his noninterventionist beliefs

Mark Twain and his noninterventionist beliefs

President McKinley and his expansionist policies

Answer 1

President McKinley and his expansionist policies.

Explanation: the tailor is fitting the growing, flag-covered figure (America) with additions labeled as expansionist territories and using bolts named “Enlightened Foreign Policy” and “Rational Expansion,” signaling the administration pushing imperialist policy.