Question

read the following excerpt from rudyard kipling’s poem “the white man’s burden.” what does the poem imply about european imperialism?
take up the white man’s burden—
the savage wars of peace—
fill full the mouth of famine
and bid the sickness cease;
and when your goal is nearest
the end for others sought,
watch sloth and heathen folly
bring all your hopes to nought.
—rudyard kipling
a. europeans planned to use force and threats to impose imperial control and punish.
b. europeans believed in helping foreign peoples fight new judgments impartial grounds.
c. europeans believed that foreign peoples would benefit from european civilization.
d. europeans feared that foreign peoples would destroy their own cultures.

Explanation:

Kipling's "White Man's Burden" reflects the imperialist ideology of the late 19th century, framing European colonization as a "benevolent" mission to civilize and improve the lives of colonized peoples, claiming these groups would gain from European rule. The poem's imagery of ending famine, sickness, and guiding "savage" societies aligns with this paternalistic view of colonization as beneficial for colonized populations.

Answer:

C. Europeans believed that foreign populations would benefit from being colonized