Answer:
B) The Qing Dynasty in China was powerless to stop European and Japanese imperialism.
Explanation:
Imperialism is when a powerful country extend the country’s power over another country through the use of military force, colonization or political means. So as to dominate, to gain political and economical control over the other country.
The message in the cartoon that was published in the late 1980’s ( From the French political cartoon in 1898) jokingly explained how the Qing dynasty in china was powerless to stop the European and Japanese from conquering china by dividing it among themselves.