### **General Concept of Cartooning** Imagina una escena donde Latin America es

### **General Concept of Cartooning** Imagina una escena donde Latin America es un tablero de ajedrez gigante, and the United States, represented by a figure like Uncle Sam or an imperial eagle, He is moving the pieces as he pleases. Each chess piece would represent one of the concepts you mentioned., and Uncle Sam's stance would indicate control and dominance. La idea es mostrar cómo Estados Unidos ha manejado a Latin America a lo largo de la historia, using different strategies that are all connected. ### **Specific Elements and Their Visual Representation** 1. **Uncle Sam or the Imperial Eagle as a Central Figure** - **position:** Uncle Sam is standing on the edge of the board, with one hand extended controlling the pieces and the other holding a club (The Politics of the Stick) or a bag of money (Dollar Diplomacy). - **Expression:** Uncle Sam has a serious or calculating expression, staring at the board. The club and the money represent the different forms of influence: strength and economic power. 2. **Chessboard (Latin America)** - **Pieces of the Board:** - **Kings and Queens:** They could represent puppet governments or dictators supported by the US..UU. - **Pawns:** Latin American countries, vulnerable and easy to move. - **tower:** Panama Canal, a key piece that the United States directly controls. - **horse:** Representa la Dollar Diplomacy, moving quickly and jumping over countries, going wherever necessary to protect economic interests. - **Bishops:** They could symbolize free trade agreements, moving diagonally, representing the negotiations that are sometimes not so direct, but they still affect. 3. **Representation of Each Concept:** - **Monroe Doctrine:** In the background, There could be a large shield that says "America for Americans", with an eagle watching from above, representing the idea of protecting the western hemisphere. - *