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"Colonial powers" – German cartoon published in Simplicissimus magazine, 1904, comparing the conduct of European nations in Africa. Image
The top panel reads "So colonises the German" and shows the Kaiser muzzling a crocodile while giraffes goose-step behind. A sign to the right reads: "disposal of snow and debris is forbidden here". Image
The panel below reads "So colonises the Englishman" and shows a worker, soldier and priest tormenting an African man as they extract gold. Image
The two panels at the bottom read "So the Frenchman" and "So the Belgian". The French mingle with the women while King Leopold II eats a man. Image

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