IMPERIALISM POLITICAL CARTOON
2011
CREATE A VISUAL SIMILE
Assignment
Create two visual simile cartoons which
pertain to European imperialism in Africa.
This will consist of completing the
following sentences:
1.
From the perspective of the natives,
The scramble for African territory
among Europeans was like…
2.
From the perspective of the
Europeans, The scramble for
African territory among Europeans
was like…
You will create a drawing on a poster
board split in half with the European
perspective (can be any country involved
in Imperialism) and the natives of Africa or
India (assigned by the teacher) on the
other side. A detailed description of what
your drawing means should be on the
back of your drawing. Be sure to make
your simile as colorful and creative as
possible.
Grading
See attached Rubric. This is a twenty
point project with points awarded for:
Graphics - Originality
Visual Metaphor
The scramble for African territory among Europeans was like
prospectors racing to stake a claim in the gold country.
The prospector labeled
“Britain” is staking his claim
which is labeled “African
Colony” in the gold country
which is labeled “Africa.”
Directly behind the initial
prospector, are other miners,
(Clearly less powerful hence
portrayed as “minors”) are
seen approaching and
demanding their “fair share.”
Attractiveness
Required Elements
Sample Cartoons From the Time...
CECIL RHODES Building his empire in East Africa
stretching his feet from Egypt to South Africa (the
route of his planned railroad to connect British
possessions from “Capetown to Cairo.”)
LEOPOLD THE SNAKE Cartoon showing
King Leopold as a snake. Leopold had
promised to develop the Congo as a
humanitarian colony but had instead enslaved
the natives of the colony
HIGH STAKES POKER Cartoon portrays
America and the nations of Europe playing
poker over colonies in Africa and Latin
America.