Question

How does this map of the world on the Canada postage stamp compare to maps of the world in the school or online? Why might this map be interpreted as both nationalist and imperialist by Canadians before WWI?

Answer 1

In what must be the most audacious land-grab in history, Western nations divide much of the globe between them. The centerpiece of this process is an episode labelled the “Scramble for Africa“, in which European powers compete to annex as much of the continent as they can.