Answer to Question 2 Certainly! Below is a transcription of the image content as it would appear on an educational website. ---**Analyzing the Cartoon**1. Name the central figure in the top panel of this cartoon. Who are the people with him? - [Your Response]2. Look at the central male figure in the bottom panel. From what economic class is he? Explain your answer. - [Your Response]3. What is the figure in the bottom panel doing? Why does Nast show him doing this? - [Your Response]4. Who is peeking around the corner in the bottom panel? Why is the child horrified? - [Your Response]5. What ironic, satirical pun is used in the cartoon’s title? - [Your Response]**Critical Thinking**6. Making Comparisons: Compare how the police are reacting in the bottom and top panels of this cartoon. - [Your Response]7. Making Inferences: What have Boss Tweed and his cronies just done? - [Your Response]8. Identifying Central Issues: Over the courthouse in the top right of the top panel, Nast wrote the following: “The New (?) Court House.” Explain how the question mark after “New” expresses the central issue of this cartoon. - [Your Response]Page 26*Interpreting Political Cartoons*Copyright © by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.--- This transcription is designed to engage students in critical analysis of political cartoons, encouraging them to make inferences and draw connections between the imagery and the historical context. **Interpreting Political Cartoons****Activity 13**---**Industrialization and Urban Politics**Technological advances, immigration, and the prospects of wealth led to massive industrialization in the United States in the latter half of the 1800s and the early part of the 1900s. Industrialization led to the growth of cities, and cities often bred corrupt political organizations. The most famous of these was Tammany Hall in New York City. Its most famous leader was Boss Tweed, who railed against Thomas Nast’s political cartoons, such as the one below. Nast waged an unrelenting campaign against Tammany corruption. Historians credit Nast’s pressure with forcing the investigations that eventually brought down Boss Tweed.**Directions:** Study the cartoon below, and then answer the questions that follow.---The cartoon from *Harper's Weekly* consists of two panels. 1. **Top Panel**: Shows several men, possibly representing different roles or professions, walking in line. The prominent figure, a large man resembling Boss Tweed, is depicted in the center, suggesting authority and corruption. The setting is labeled "WHOLSALE" with "N.Y. City Treasury" partially visible, insinuating misappropriation of public funds.2. **Bottom Panel**: Depicts police officers arresting a man outside a "BAKERY AND RETAIL" shop. This suggests a contrast between the treatment of minor criminals and the corruption of powerful figures.**Interpreting Political Cartoons**Page 25 (continued)

The central figure in the top panel is Boss Tweed and the people with him are his cronies.From what…

Name. Date ANALYZING THE CARTOON 1. Name the central figure in the top panel of this cartoon. Who are the people with him? 2. Look at the central male figure in the bottom panel. From what eco- nomic class is he? Explain your answer. 3. What is figure in the bottom panel doing? Why does Nast show him doing this? Class

Name. Date ANALYZING THE CARTOON 1. Name the central figure in the top panel of this cartoon. Who are the people with him? 2. Look at the central male figure in the bottom panel. From what eco- nomic class is he? Explain your answer. 3. What is figure in the bottom panel doing? Why does Nast show him doing this? Class