Boss Tweed Dbq
Although the separation of two distinct classes was a major indicator of the distribution of wealth as a result of the Industrial Revolution, this dispersal also created several critical moments in society. One of these issues is seen in Document 7 through a political cartoon by Thomas Nast, a man also associated by with Boss Tweed. Through his cartoon, Nast confronts the serious troubles of the lower classes especially the Chinese immigrants. His image not only serves as a reminder of America’s values of ensuring basic rights but also points out the diminished character of immigrants as a result of monopolies and corruption during this time. Nast points out segregation and discrimination and chronologically leads the viewer to the Chinese
Exclusion Act passed in 1882 which limited immigration of this specific race, further proving how the wealth, both monetarily and emotionally, was limited to the very high class. In a similar way, Document 9 also represents the control of monopolies over all branches of government, technically an overextension of their wealth. In this political cartoon, one witnesses how the Standard Oil monopoly run by millionaire Rockefeller, took over not only the country’s economics but also the government: controlling Congress, the state capital, shipping industry, railroads, business owners and even politicians. This expansion of power through industrialization increased the wealth of only a select few rather than the entire community. However, this cartoon drawn during the time of Roosevelt’s presidency was counteracted by the Sherman Anti-Trust Act which made sure that Standard Oil didn’t control the White House and that Teddy Roosevelt regulated all monopolies, therefore, decreasing the great wealth of such companies.
Exclusion Act passed in 1882 which limited immigration of this specific race, further proving how the wealth, both monetarily and emotionally, was limited to the very high class. In a similar way, Document 9 also represents the control of monopolies over all branches of government, technically an overextension of their wealth. In this political cartoon, one witnesses how the Standard Oil monopoly run by millionaire Rockefeller, took over not only the country’s economics but also the government: controlling Congress, the state capital, shipping industry, railroads, business owners and even politicians. This expansion of power through industrialization increased the wealth of only a select few rather than the entire community. However, this cartoon drawn during the time of Roosevelt’s presidency was counteracted by the Sherman Anti-Trust Act which made sure that Standard Oil didn’t control the White House and that Teddy Roosevelt regulated all monopolies, therefore, decreasing the great wealth of such companies.