1. This cartoon, by the British cartoonist Sidney 'George' Strube, appeared in the Daily Express on 16 March 1939.

2. What is the message of this cartoon?

3. Denotation Connotation
To do this question, you need first to borrow two concepts from English:
Denotation
(what you see)
Connotation
(how it affects its audience)
This cartoon, by the British cartoonist Sidney 'George' Strube, appeared in the Daily Express on 16 March 1939.

4. Denotation Connotation Meaning A Swastika and a Nazi soldier’s helmet.
Both symbols of Nazi militarism.
Meaning
Hitler is the evil aggressor – Hitler has annexed Czechoslovakia.
This cartoon, by the British cartoonist Sidney 'George' Strube, appeared in the Daily Express on 16 March 1939.

5. Denotation Connotation Meaning The hand is labelled ‘Power Politics’.
‘Power politics’ has connotations of force (‘might-is-right’), injustice, bad faith and lies.
Meaning
Hitler’s annexation of Czechoslovakia is a ‘breach of faith’ (it breaks Munich) and it is unjust.
This cartoon, by the British cartoonist Sidney 'George' Strube, appeared in the Daily Express on 16 March 1939.

6. Denotation Connotation Meaning
The light of ‘independence’ of the ‘Czech State’ is about to be snuffed out.
Connotation
Light has connotations of goodness, honesty, and being a good example to others.
Meaning
What Hitler is doing is killing the Czech democracy, which is wicked.
This cartoon, by the British cartoonist Sidney 'George' Strube, appeared in the Daily Express on 16 March 1939.

7. Origin Date Finally, always remember to look at: (who drew it)
(when it was published)
This cartoon, by the British cartoonist Sidney 'George' Strube, appeared in the Daily Express on 16 March 1939.

8. Date Details Significance 16 March 1939.
The day after German troops marched into Czechoslovakia.
Significance
This cartoon echoes the anger and despair of the British people.
This cartoon, by the British cartoonist Sidney 'George' Strube, appeared in the Daily Express on 16 March 1939.

9. Origin Details Significance
The British cartoonist Sidney ‘George’ Strube.
Details
Strube worked for a moderate newspaper, and was not as fiercely against appeasement as (e.g.) Low.
Significance
Even moderates such as Strube were OUTRAGED by the taking of Czechoslovakia – it was a turning point in British attitudes.
This cartoon, by the British cartoonist Sidney 'George' Strube, appeared in the Daily Express on 16 March 1939.