IGCSE EXAM PRACTICE - LEAGUE OF NATIONS SOURCES - CARTOON MORAL PERSUASION FAILURE

IGCSE EXAM PRACTICE - LEAGUE OF NATIONS SOURCES - CARTOON MORAL PERSUASION FAILURE.

1. LEAGUE OF NATIONS EXAM PRACTICE 7 SOURCES CARTOON MORAL PERSUASION FAILURE

2. ‘Moral Persuasion’ Punch cartoon of 1920. The rabbit is saying: "My offensive equipment being practically nil, it remains for me to fascinate him with the power of my eye."

3. A snake is an “international strife”, like a war. It is a powerful, strong predator. A rabbit is the League of Nations, which is very weak in comparison with the snake. The rabbit lacking weapons, is preparing to try hypnotise the snake. This is a foolish attempt, because everyone knows that rabbits are paralysed by fear in the face of danger, such as in front of the car lights or in front of a snake. In fact, snakes are said to be able to hypnotise their prey. The overall message of the cartoon is that – in the face of international conflicts, the League’s power of “moral persuasion” was about as useless as a rabbit faced by a python.