Many imperialists argued that it was the "white man's burden" to go into lesser developed countries and bring them into civilization by teaching them western ways. This cartoon shows different nations being carried by Africans and Indians. The artist obviously wants to show that the saying "white man's burden" is just a farce for powerful countries taking over smaller ones and using the people there to get what they want. I also agree with this; the powers were just using these poor nations for their own benefit, and not trying to better their lives like they said.
This cartoon depicts Britain purchasing the Suez canal, which was considered the "key" to fully controlling India. The artist wants to show just how important this canal was, which was very true. It was just another part of Britain trying to take over as much as possible to benefit their trade and economy.
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