HISTORY
IMPERIALISM ASIA
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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The desire to compete with European empires
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White Man’s Burden
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The need for more natural resources
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The need for more markets
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Detailed explanation-1: -"The White Man’s Burden” is a poem by the English poet Rudyard Kipling. It was originally published in the popular magazine McClure’s in 1899. It was a response to the U.S. taking over the Philippines after the Spanish-American War.
Detailed explanation-2: -” In fact, Kipling’s poem ‘’The White Man’s Burden, ‘’ written in 1899, was addressed not to the British but to the Americans, who were then, under President McKinley, beginning their own process of colonizing the Philippines.
Detailed explanation-3: -Kipling’s poem, “The White Man’s Burden, ‘’ was published in McClure’s Magazine in 1899. The poem considered white imperialism necessary to civilize the “backward savages” of the colonies. This poem disregarded the economic motivations of imperialism in favor of moral obligations, a comfortable guilt-free explanation.