Question

exit ticket
questions 1-3 refer to the text below.
\i contend that we british are the first race in the world, and the more of the world we inhabit, the better it is for the human race. it is our duty to seize every opportunity of acquiring more territory and we should keep this one idea steadily before our eyes: that more territory simply means more of the anglo - saxon (british) race, more of the best, the most human, most honourable race the world possesses.\
cecil rhodes - british businessman s. africa 1877

1. which prompt provides the best label for the ideology that cecil rhodes is espousing in the text above?

a. british exceptionalism
b. british nationalism
c. european imperialism
d. social darwinism

1. how did the ideology articulated in the source above inform social relationships between native inhabitants and british colonials in british colonies?

a. british nationals and subjects were considered equal before the law.
b. british nationals held positions of power over subjects in every sphere of colonial life.
c. colonial subjects enjoyed social equity within colonies but did not share equity in the homeland.
d. colonial subjects who served the british military were the only subjects to attain social equity with british nationals.

1. the political institutions inside british colonial possessions (like the one in the text above) can best be characterized as which of the following?

a. any british subject, whether a national or native of the region had equal opportunities to rise within the power structure of her majestys government.
b. only legal british subjects approved by the crown were eligible for participation in the governance of british colonies.
c. subjects born in britain had greater opportunities for political mobility within colonial governments despite laws designed to protect against discrimination.
d. the governance of british colonial possessions was fluid and met the needs of the crown in terms of time and place.

Explanation:

Question 1

The text shows Cecil Rhodes believing the British race is superior and should acquire more territory. Social Darwinism applies ideas of natural selection (like "survival of the fittest") to society, justifying dominance of "superior" groups. British exceptionalism focuses on Britain's uniqueness, British nationalism on national pride, and European imperialism is broader. The ideology here, using racial superiority to justify expansion, fits Social Darwinism.

The ideology of British superiority (from the text) led to British nationals holding power over colonial subjects. Option a is wrong (they weren't equal). Option c is wrong (colonial subjects had no social equity in colonies). Option d is wrong (military service didn't grant equity). Option b matches the power dynamic from colonial ideology.

British colonial governance favored British-born subjects. Option a is wrong (no equal opportunities). Option b is wrong (not only crown - approved Brits). Option d is wrong (governance was hierarchical, not fluid). Option c is correct: British - born subjects had more political mobility, even with anti - discrimination laws (which were not effective in practice for equal mobility).

Answer:

d. Social darwinism

Question 2