Question

Which of the following is the subject of the cartoon above?

• A. The development of the American Federation of Labor
• B. Herbert Hoover's economic policies during the Great Depression
• C. Franklin D. Roosevelt's economic policies during the New Deal
• D. Woodrow Wilson's economic policies during the Progressive Era
• E. Muckrakers' sensationalist practices during the Gilded Age

Answer 1

The correct option is D Woodrow Wilson's economic policies during the Progressive Era

This cartoon was published in 1913 and reflects Woodrow Wilson’s economic policies during the Progressive Era. Wilson is using several types of legislation, represented by the buckets, to “prime the pump” of business prosperity. A and E are incorrect because the individual’s efforts are focused on improving business prosperity, not protecting workers’ rights or exposing business corruption. B and C are incorrect because the caricature most closely resembles Wilson rather than Hoover or Roosevelt, and his facial expression reflects the optimism of prosperous years rather than the strain of pulling the country out of a severe economic downturn.