Which best describes “the white man’s burden”?

Which best describes “the white man’s burden”?

A. Whites should be fair trading partners with nonwhites.

B. Whites should fight for equality among all people.

C. Whites should help civilize nonwhites.

D. Whites had no responsibility toward nonwhites.

Answer: C. Whites should help civilize nonwhites.

Teach the civilized-ness whites. In his 1899 poem titled, “the white man’s burden,” Rudyard Kipling created an impression that remained in our society to this day. The doctrine implied that white, Western countries had the obligation or duty to take the non-whites who inhabited the barbarian land and convert them to Christianity, and teach them how to perform civil functions and develop a market economy .