What were the names of the two major alliances competing for power in europe just prior to the outbreak of world war i?

d. it gave farmers a way to organize for more political power

the answer is that the political parties encourage people to caste vote.

globalization can mean many things

the three main concepts are 1 bushiness

buiness is something thatch part of globalization a lot

which manly gives its name   but there are other actors

another 1 is communication

communication is another bold factor in globalization and wouldn't even exsist without communication

last and third is   goverment and poltics

poltics is a big but small factor it takes part of deciding peoples minds during polticis   and choosing people for the job but sometimes doesn't

the iconic cartoon that you are talking about is probably a man standing on top of a country with his legs spread wide. 

this cartoon suggests that europeans are powerful enough to subdue an entire continent. this was a satirical image that was drawn during the time of the colonization of the british empire in africa.

this image was inspired by the plans of the british empire to create telegraph lines all over africa promoting the further spread of its colonies through faster communication. the picture depicts the colonial mentality of the british empire in general as well as the struggle of africans to claim their own land. hope this ! (: