Imperialism in Africa Political Cartoon Analysis

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Imperialism in Africa Political Cartoons & Image Analysis
Depicted:
Overt:
Covert:
Pear’s Soap Advertisement
What is the author’s opinion of Kipling’s poem?
How can you tell?
In what ways are the author’s message and beliefs overt? In
what ways are they not?
Political Cartoon
What is the author’s opinion of Kipling’s poem?
How can you tell?
In what ways are the author’s message and beliefs
overt? In what ways are they not?
Imperialism in Africa Political Cartoons
In the Rubber Coils
Belgian King Leopold Crushing the Congo Free State
In this cartoon, how is King Leopold depicted?
How are the people of the Congo depicted?
From what point-of-view is this cartoon presented?
What do you think is the overall message of the cartoon?
The Rhodes Colossus
Cecil Rhodes as drawn by Edward Sambourne in 1892
In this cartoon, how is Cecil Rhodes depicted?
What is the significance of the placement of Rhodes feet?
From what point-of-view is this cartoon presented?
What do you think is the overall message of the cartoon?
In what ways is this message different from the Leopold carton? In what ways is it similar?