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Imperialism Cartoons

Imperialism Cartoons. These 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

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Imperialism Cartoons

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

  2. 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

  3. 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?

  4. Cartoon information: • England is portrayed as an octopus. • England is laying claim to as much of the world as it can. • World imperialism.

  5. Cartoon information: • England is portrayed as lion. • England is laying claim India. • There is a transaction going on in the background.

  6. 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.

  7. 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.

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

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

  10. 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.

  11. Student created: Imperialism in Africa

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