What does the Scramble for Africa cartoon represent?
The Mad Scramble for Africa cartoon shows the European countries that sought control of Africa for various reasons. They are each grabbing and pulling for their share of the continent.
What does the Afrique cartoon mean?
The metaphor being used is that the cake represents Africa, and it is being divided to the people representing European countries. This symbolizes the Berlin Conference and Otto von Bismarck is the man distributing the Africa cake.
How was Africa divided up?
In 1885 European leaders met at the infamous Berlin Conference to divide Africa and arbitrarily draw up borders that exist to this day. Lines of longitude and latitude, rivers and mountain ranges were pressed into service as borders separating the colonies.
What do you think is the point of view of the cartoonist What is your evidence?
A person’s belief or judgment on an issue. How might point of view affect a political cartoonist? A cartoonist will be guided by his or her point of view. Cartoonists might only express their own beliefs on an issue, or they might take the point of view of others into consideration.
Why weren’t African leaders invited to the Berlin Conference?
If they could imperialize and put Africa under their control, they believed it would increase their power. In order to imperialize Africa, Europeans would have to successfully take the country over.
What two nations fought for control of the bottom tip of Africa?
The Boer Wars (1880–81 and 1899–1902) were fought between the Dutch-based Boers. and Britain for control of South Africa’s mineral resources.
What led to the partition of Africa?
Another social reason for the scramble and partition of Africa is that the Europeans wanted to extend western civilization, culture and education to Africa. Lastly, the issue of overpopulation in certain parts of Europe contributed to the scramble and the partition of Africa.
What are the two ways the cartoonist shows who the two groups of students are?
The two ways that the cartoonist depicts who the two groups of students are is the separation between the two signifying the students on the left are from the North, as to where the students on the right are from the South. You just studied 10 terms!
How does the cartoonist use analogy?
Analogy. An analogy is a comparison between two unlike things that share some characteristics. By comparing a complex issue or situation with a more familiar one, cartoonists can help their readers see it in a different light.