Q
What was the “white man’s burden” that Kipling speaks of in his poem of the same title ?
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A
A. The pressure of conforming to preexisting social conventions
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B
B. The burden of white colonizers who are forced to learn to live in new lands
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C
C. The eurocentric idea that the colonizer has a social responsibility to civilize other nations
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D
D. The concept that all white men do not share the same imperial duties
Correct Answer:
C. C. The eurocentric idea that the colonizer has a social responsibility to civilize other nations
