Explain what the political cartoon below is telling you about how imperialism generally functions.

Answer:
The picture shows a queen of a 'mother country', which could refer to any of the European countries that started imperialist colonization during the late nineteenth century.
Explanation:
The new colonies were established as sources of gold and silver to strengthen European economics, foodstuff to enrich their culinary production, and raw materials for the industry developed during the second industrial revolution.