Final Project Proposal: Political Cartoons

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Final Project Proposal: Political Cartoons
The topic that I chose for my final project is political cartoons created during the time period of 1939 through 1945, and mostly focusing on the major event that occur during this time frame which is World War II. The main focus of my project will be on how the political cartoons created during 1939 through 1945 have contributed to our nation building as well as how educators use these political cartoons to help teach students about the events of World War II. I will also focus on artist that created political cartoons like Dr. Seuss, Oliver Harrington, and Bill Chase, I will talk about the type of cartoons they created and the type of awareness they tried to portray. My project will start with a

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