Question
What did Rudyard Kipling define as "the white man's burden"?
A. an unfortunate history of racism tied to European cultures
B. a responsibility to liberate foreign nations from colonization
C. a duty to civilize foreigners with the spread of European culture
D. an increasing necessity to defend western nations in military conflicts
A. an unfortunate history of racism tied to European cultures
B. a responsibility to liberate foreign nations from colonization
C. a duty to civilize foreigners with the spread of European culture
D. an increasing necessity to defend western nations in military conflicts
Answers
GPT-4o mini
Rudyard Kipling defined "the white man's burden" as C. a duty to civilize foreigners with the spread of European culture. This phrase, articulated in his poem "The White Man's Burden," suggests that it was a moral obligation of Western powers to educate and govern non-Western peoples, reflecting the imperialist attitudes of the time.