HISTORY
THE AGE OF IMPERIALISM
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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A sense of superiority that drove European nations to “civilize” other nations.
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A burden that occured for a white man.
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A problem between white people and the nations.
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -In the decolonisation of the developing world, the phrase the white man’s burden is synonymous with colonial domination, to illustrate the falsity of the good intentions of Western neo-colonialism towards the non-white peoples of the world.
Detailed explanation-2: -Conquest in the poem is not portrayed as a way for the white race to gain individual or national wealth or power. Instead, the speaker defines white imperialism and colonialism in moral terms, as a “burden” that the white race must take up in order to help the non-white races develop civilization.
Detailed explanation-3: -The phrase “White Man’s Burden” refers to the colonial-era idea that white men were burdened with bringing civilization to the uncivilized.