Question

A political cartoon of world leaders holding knives over a pie labeled China. The Emperor of China holds up his hands behind them. World leaders are England, Germany, France, Russia, and Japan.
What does this political cartoon indicate?

Europeans and Japanese wanted to expand their empires.
China controlled European and Japanese leaders.
China wanted to gain new territories in European countries.
Europeans and Japanese helped China expand its empire.

Answer 1

"Europeans and Japanese wanted to expand their empires."

The cartoon shows imperial powers "carving up" a pie labeled China while the Chinese emperor looks helpless — a critique of late-19th/early-20th-century imperialism and the division of China into foreign spheres of influence.