Imperialism CartoonsThese are examples. You can NOT use them for your project; that is plagiarism and you will receive a 0!

Some examples of animal representation of countries United States: eagle Britain: lion Russia: bear Germany: falcon China: dragon France: rooster Spain: bull India: elephant/tiger Belgium: weak lion Methods:

Colony Protectorate Sphere of Influence Economic Imperialism

Motives: Political: strategic location, gaining territory, governmental Economic: making money, trade Ideological: Social Darwinism, racism Religious: Christianize Exploratory: scientific knowledge, to explore new areas

Political Cartoon Analysis

Identify people or objects in the cartoon.Which objects are symbols?What do you think they mean?Does the cartoon have a caption? What emotions are portrayed in the cartoon?Describe the action occurring in the cartoon.Explain the message of the cartoon.Who might support this message? Why?Who might oppose this message? Why?

Cartoon information:• England is

portrayed as an octopus.

• England is laying claim to as much of the world as it can.

• World imperialism.

Cartoon information:• England is

portrayed as lion.

• England is laying claim India.

• There is a transaction going on in the background.

Cartoon information:• Rhodes

Colossus is based on Cecil Rhodes an imperialist in Africa.

• Rhodes was racist.

• The cartoon portrays Rhodes uniting the African continent with telegraph lines.

Cartoon information:• Portrayal of

the Monroe Doctrine.

• U.S. is portrayed as a rooster.

• The European nations are being kept in the coop (out of the Western Hemisphere.

Cartoon information:• Shows Africa getting ripped apart by European powers.

Cartoon information:Shows European powers and Japan dividing up China and China protests in the background.

Cartoon information:• Shows Theodore

Roosevelt patrolling the Caribbean Sea.

• The caption reads “The Big Stick in the Caribbean Sea.”

• This cartoon is a reference to the Roosevelt Corollary and his “big stick” philosophy.

Student created: Imperialism in Africa