U.S Current Cartoon

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The idea of this picture is than the U.S was protecting everyone in that was under the eagle's wings in 1898. In turn for protection the countries supported the U.S in any way we asked. The eagle is becoming tired from spreading its wings father and father to protect more countries.

Political Cartoon #2

http://sheg.stanford.edu/upload/Philippine%20cartoon.png

This picture represents how the Europeans took advantage of the Africans and used them for their own personal gain. As you can see the natives are supporting the Europeans and they have no choice.

My response to this is that it is wrong. If the Europeans need the resources that bad then they should do it themselves, not be lazy and make someone else do it for them. They could have even traded with the Africans  for what they needed rather than dividing up the continent.

Political Cartoon #1

https://ir-newspaper.wikispaces.com/file/view/africa.jpg/40773221/africa.jpg

In this cartoon the European powers are all fighting for a piece of Africa. They are literally pulling Africa apart.

I don't think they should be doing this. They were doing just fine without using Africa for resources.

Essential Question

My Essential Question is who was the most Imperialistic country? 

The answer to my question is Great Britain. Great Britain had their hand in almost every country forming colonies. One famous quote from this period was " The sun never sets on the British Empire."

This quote means that the British had so much land that it was always daytime in some part of the British Empire.

Unit Objective

I want to know who the best Imperialistic country was. I also want to know why Imperialism was necessary for countries that were already doing well.

Introduction to Imperialism

This is Chapter 26 which deals only with New Imperialism. Imperialism is a larger country taking over a smaller one for production reasons. The largest Imperialistic country of this time was Great Britain. Imperialism could have brought about one world wide empire or it could have set the world on fire.