The Triumph Of The American Battle-Ship

The Triumph Of The American Battle-Ship

American propaganda during the Spanish-American War

[ID: Cartoon titled Triumph of the American battle-ship" "shows a gleeful Uncle Sam sitting with John Bull, who is a sailor representing England, and six figures representing "Spain", "Italy" (Umberto I), "Austria" (Franz Joseph I), "France", Germany (William II), and "Russia" (Nicholas II), watching a fireworks display that shows the outline of a huge American battleship that illuminates the ruins of the "Spanish Fleet", and in the clouds of smoke shows portraits of "Schley, Sampson, Hobson, [and] Dewey." /end ID]

Analysis
Deliberate: premeditated
Systemic: part of a methodical and regular campaign by the American government and media  
Attempt: perceptual, cognitive 
Shaping Perceptions: image (ships, fireworks, Uncle Sam, countries)
Achieve a Response: positive perception and sentiment towards the United States and its military

Keppler, Udo J., Artist. Celebrating July 4th,- "the triumph of the American battle-ship" / Keppler. Europe, 1898. N.Y.: Published by Keppler & Schwarzmann, July 6. Photograph. Accessed February 2022, https://www.loc.gov/item/2012647579/.

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