"All Depends on the Point of View," September 1914

    The source is a three framed political cartoon about the economic impact of involvement in World War I.
    Courtesy of Library of Congress, Naughton, Frank, "All Depends on the Point of View," September 1914

    Description 

    Minnesotan Frank Naughton presents two arguments revealing American interests in seeing the European war continue in his three-panel editorial cartoon, which he drew for the Duluth News Tribune weeks after the war's start. Duluth, where immigrants made up more than a quarter of its population, was one of the largest shipping ports in the United States and stood to profit from wartime production.

    Transcription of "All Depends on the Point of View" Illustration

    Source-Dependent Questions

    • What are the two "points of view" presented in the illustration?
    • According to the cartoonist, how would involvement in World War I impact American economics?
    • Was economic gain a hesitation or prompt to get the United States involved in World War ?

    Citation Information 

    Naughton, Frank, "All Depends on the Point of View," September 1914. Courtesy of Library of Congress

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