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File:Uncle Sam Straddles the Americas Cartoon.jpg

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English: In this undated political cartoon about U.S. expansionism in the Pacific, Uncle Sam straddles the Americas while wielding a big stick inscribed with the words “Monroe Doctrine 1824-1905.” The stick is a metaphor for military force. The caption reads “Expansion! The western patrol’s long stretch."
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Source https://diplomacy.state.gov/stories/the-monroe-doctrine-the-united-states-and-latin-american-independence/
Author Louis Dalrymple

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Expansion!

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