MARCH 9, 2016 Imperialism Political Cartoons Extra Credit Due Monday! Make up Quiz by Friday!!!

Caricature An exaggeration of physical characteristics

Weight to show wealth

Depicting people as animals

Uncle Sam to depict USA

England is an octopus stretching their influence into every corner of the world (Canada, India, Jamaica, Malta, Gibraltar, Cape Colony, Egypt, Ireland, Boersland (south Africa), Australia Hand just above Egypt (thinking about going to Egypt) Man is fat (double chin) symbolizes greed

Cecil Rhodes straddeling Africa Desire for a united north to south British colony in Africa

White Man’s Burden Naval officer on a ship Four corners each have symbolic meaning Top right: Ship Top left: Native African animals/environment Bottom right: African on their knees thanking the white man for coming to save them Bottom left: shipping, trade, exploiting natural resources, bringing back processed/manufactured goods from Europe

British want the gold from South African gold mines

Each wants a “piece” of Africa Berlin Conference Otto Von Bismarck (Germany) slicing the cake

Each country wants a “piece” of china Chinese man in the back trying to stop this On the left is Queen Victoria (Great Britain), then German Wilhelm II, the Russian, French, and Japanese

Japanese solider stepping over Korea in order to get into Manchuria Russo-Japanese War

Reference to Russo-Japanes war (fight for influence/occupation of Korean peninsula Big Dipper Bear = Russian Bear Mt. Fuji = Japan

Relating Uncle Sam (United States) to the British Cecil Rhodes

Bear = Russia, Dragon = China, Wolf = Italy (dressed in Garibaldi clothes), Lion = Great Britain, Eagles = USA, Germany and Austria, Rooster = France Each country wants a piece of china