What did people at home think of Imperialism?
A lot of journalists (as usual) had a political cartoon to express what they thought of what was happening in Africa, China, and Japan.

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This depicts a person as the British Empire stretching their influence over South Africa, motivated by the economic prospects of the Gold fields present there. It shows the economic factors that motivated the Imperialism of the major European countries like Britain. I think for the artists opinion, it was very negative of the imperialism that led to the conquering of African nations for purely economic reasons. I am also of similar opinion to the author, and I think that the British man looks very dirty and unclean.

 

http://core1220fall2012mw3a.files.wordpress.com/2012/11/boxer-rebellion-china_cartoon.gif
Here, you see several Imperialist nations, each represented by an animal, vying for a piece of the defeated China. After China was forced into opening trade with the European Imperialist powers, each power got a "sphere of influence" within China where each nation could trade with Chinese merchants. I think that this political cartoon also portrays Imperialism negatively, showing the powers as scavengers fighting over a dead body.