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How Did Dr. Seuss Criticize The Dangers Of Isolationism?
From 1941 to 1943, Dr. Seuss (Theodor Seuss Geisel) created more than 400 political cartoons for PM newspaper in New York, (2016). He addressed such issues as racial discrimination, the dangers of isolationism, social injustice, and anti-Semitism, political machinations, the war effort, and political leadership. Geisel was a very strong opponent of the war and seemed to be haunted by it. His cartoons portraying American Isolationism, he characterized"the lack of action against the German and Japanese aggression as heartless, cowardice, or appeasement", (2016). His cartoons were directed toward those individuals that were "leading America to doom". His cartoons had a tendency to criticize the isolationists for their "American First" type

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