Imperialism Political Cartoon

This political cartoon is trying to show us how Europe left a "footprint" on Africa. European countries conquered different parts of Africa for the resources they needed, without thinking of what they were doing to the African people. The main visual elements help to clearly depict this idea. The artist affectivley used contrast in this cartoon. The black and white stand out, and show eachother's opposite. You can cleary see when the Europeans left, they took everything with them, leaving barren land. The black, filling out the rest of Africa, shows the underdevelopement left behind. I think the cartoonist believes that the Europeans conquered the land, wihtout thinking of the Africas. I think the artist may feel pity for the Africans, and anger towards the Europeans. The Europenas took Africa's resources for their benefit, not thinking of its inhabitants. While the Europenas became wealthy, Africans became impoverished.

Image: http://mrcoyle.edublogs.org/files/2008/11/colonialism.jpg