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 below. Make sure your answers are written in complete sentences. Total score: _ of 30 points (Score for Question 1: ___ of 15 points) Cartoon 1 What do you see? Visuals Words (if applicable) What does it mean? Visuals Words (if applicable) Answer Questions: Who drew it? When was it drawn? What is the historical context of the time period? What is the message of the cartoon? What evidence supports the message? Type your answer here. (Score for Question 2: ___ of 15 points) Cartoon 2 What do you see? Visuals Words (if applicable) What does it mean? Visuals Words (if applicable)

the most famous of all the units fighting in cuba, the "rough riders" was the name given to the first u.s. volunteer cavalry under the leadership of theodore roosevelt. roosevelt resigned his position as assistant secretary of the navy in may 1898 to join the volunteer cavalry. the original plan for this unit called for filling it with men from the indian territory, new mexico, arizona, and oklahoma. however, once roosevelt joined the group, it quickly became the place for a mix of troops ranging from ivy league athletes to glee-club singers to texas rangers and indians.

on november 6 and 7, 1917 (or october 24 and 25 on the julian calendar, which is why the event is often referred to as the october revolution), leftist revolutionaries led by bolshevik party leader vladimir lenin launched a nearly bloodless coup d'état against the duma's provisional government.