Karl Marx's view of why wealthy industrialized countries have so many poor people

Marx considered capitalism a mistake.

Explanation:

He expressed these views for the most part under the title "Capital." Marx believed that capitalists get rich at the expense of ordinary people and leave "crumbs" to the workers. That is why he advocated the economic idea of socialism, in which factories would belong to the state, but profit would be in the hands of workers. Since the capitalists exploited the workers and, in return, gave them very little, this was the reason for the high poverty rate.

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 ! (: