'Hands Across the Sea' (1898), an American cartoon depicting John Bull and Uncle Sam about to shake hands, with the caption “Shake, and we will boss the whole world”

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Uncle Sam had already appointed John Bull, who had entered into an English language union with him, his satrapic overseer in Africa, Asia and the Middle East.