1. What fictional character is represented by President Truman in this cartoon?
2. What activity of the fictional character is being compared with Truman's
dealing with the
Taft-Hartley Act?
3. How successful do you think the cartoonist feels Truman will be in his
dealing with the
Taft-Hartley Act?
4. Do you think the cartoonist feels Truman is acting wisely in his
dealing with the
Taft-Hartley Act?
5. What does the animal Truman is riding represent, and how does he seem to
feel about the situation Truman is forcing him into?
6. Research the
Taft-Hartley Act
to determine what it was about, whether
Truman was for it or against it, and why. What group was pushing for
passage of the Taft-Hartley Bill?
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Cartoon Credit: Washington Post. Reprinted with permission.
