Name ______________________________
Unification Political Cartoon
Directions:
1) View the “Italian Unification” cartoon on this side of the page. Use your “Unification” notes to help you
answer the questions about the cartoon.
ITALIAN UNIFICATION:
1) Who is the man standing up, receiving the “boot” of Italy? (name and title)
2) Who is the man kneeling down, with the sword at his side, giving up the “boot”? (His shirt should be red)
3) How is this picture similar to the way Italy was unified?
GERMAN UNIFICATION: Use your Unification notes to help you answer the questions about German
unification.
1) Who was in charge of unifying Germany?
2) Summarize the events in German unification (see your Unification timeline)Basically, how was Germany
unified?
3) POLITICAL CARTOON: View the cartoon and answer questions a-d.
a. Who is the man standing,
holding the gun?
b. Who do the people under his feet
probably represent (what 3
countries might they be from)?
c. How is the cartoon similar to the
way Germany was unified?
d. What message about German
unification do you think the
artist is trying to send?