4: American Empire
A political cartoon in Puck magazine on January 25, 1899, captures the mind-set of American imperialists. Library of Congress .
Thumbnail: Political cartoon (1899) depicting the great hand of the United States smashing down upon Filipino revolutionary Emilio Aguinaldo who led an uprising against the U.S. in 1899-1901. (Public Domain; Halrymple, PUCK Magazine)