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Illustration 27.1

Imperialism.The German satirical review Simplicissimus
published this commentary in 1904: German imperialism is
seen to be an extension of German militarism, whereas British
imperialism is seen to be an extension of British capitalism.
(The captions read, “This is the way the German colonizes.

This is the way the Englishman colonizes.” The sign on the

tree says, “It is forbidden to dump trash or snow here.”) Other

drawings in the series depicted French soldiers making love to

native women and a Belgian roasting an African over an open

fire and preparing to eat him.