The Pull of the Monroe Magnet, illustration by Udo J. Keppler, 1913.
In this cartoon depiction of the Monroe Doctrine, a colossal Uncle Sam, a national personification of the United States, forcibly draws toward himself figures representing the Latin American countries of Cuba, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Honduras, Guatemala, El Salvador, and Colombia. Panama can be seen already within his pocket.
Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
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