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Read this excerpt from Rudyard Kipling's poem "The White Man's Burden" and then answer the question that follows:Take up the White Man's burden —Send forth the best ye breed —Go, bind your sons to exileTo serve your captives' need;To wait, in heavy harness,On fluttered folk and wild —Your new-caught sullen peoples,Half devil and half child.Take up the White Man's burden —In patience to abide,To veil the threat of terrorAnd check the show of pride;By open speech and simple,An hundred times made plain,To seek another's profitAnd work another's gain.1According to the poem, how did the imperial powers justify the colonization of African and Asian nations?
A.The imperial powers believed that they could use African and Asian territory as military bases.
B.The imperial powers believed that they would eventually be able to bring democracy to Africa and Asia.
C.The imperial powers believed that they needed African and Asian resources to grow their economies.
D.The imperial powers believed that they were spreading a superior culture in Africa and Asia.
Answer:
D. The imperial powers believed that they were spreading a superior culture in Africa and Asia.
Explanation:
The poem presents the shared views in Europe about the nations that were being discovered and dominated by European powers. In this poem, we can see that the poet reinforces the idea that European culture was a superior culture, civilized and better than the culture and customs adopted by African and Asian nations. In short, Europeans believed that they were a superior race and dominating African and Asian peoples was a positive thing for these territories, as it would free them from inferiority. This can be seen when the poem features the line "Send forth the best ye breed —Go, bind your sounds to exileTo serve your captives' need."
