The White Man's Burden

have equal rights with whites. In two contrasting articles, both the authors look at racism on very different levels. Edmund Morel tries to bring attention to the problem and wants others to stop it, while Cecil Rhodes feels that white people are the perfect race and that all countries should only be White Anglo-Saxon Protestants. Cecil Rhodes had a very strong faith, one that not many believe in now, but he wanted to spread his faith everywhere. He wanted the race to be White Anglo-Saxon…

of the other causes of imperialism because it was so easily able to obscure the other motivations. Lastly, economics was one of the most important causes for imperialism since it was one part of the white man’s will. According to Rudyard Kipling, “[Other nations need to] Take up the white man’s burden...” and the nations conquered are “new…

point in European Imperialism due to the vast amount of land and resources. In “The White Man’s Burden” written by Rudyard Kipling, he speaks about benefiting the African people, as well as degrading them at the same time. Kipling also speaks about the need to spread European culture. Kipling also suggests that Imperialism is a very good endeavor the United States should have. All in all, “The White Man’s Burden” was written to justify European Imperialism. Although European leaders left a bad…

who opposed imperialism was Anna Manning Comfort who is the author of Home Burdens of Uncle Sam, in which she talks about how the United States shouldn’t interfere with other countries as there are already many things going on within its own territory. However on the opposite side Rudyard Kipling, who is the author of White Man’s Burden, argues in favor of imperialism as he encourages the United States to take up the “burden”. Lastly, Jules Ferry was the French Minister who wrote Speech…

In a poem called “The White Man’s Burden,” Rudyard Kipling suggests this about imperialism, “Take up the white man’s burden/ Send forth the best ye breed” (Kipling Doc. 6). The white man’s burden is to make sure that their race is multiplied. It is the life long goal of man to spread their “superior” race to ensure that the world will be better off, knowing…

focus on themselves to the point of utterly destroying other countries and brutally killing people. The imperialism in America was about how the white men would stay in control. “The White Man’s Burden” written by Rudyard Kipling (1899) talked about how the Filipinos needed to take the white man’s burden and do what was necessary to make it easier for the white man. The Filipinos were even referred to as “your new-caught sullen peoples, half devil and half child” (Kipling, 1899). The Americans…

Not too long ago, Africa was a country of wealth, attracting many European countries. However, the wealth did not come without a cost. Europeans had little knowledge of Africa because of the dangers of disease such as malaria. Europeans did not explore Africa either because they only needed Africa for slaves. After slavery was outlawed, Europeans decided to explore more of Africa. Kings started to take Africa for themselves, giving the natives no regard. Later, Europe starts to divide Africa up.…

after the colonial period. Most of Africa is rich in natural resources; however, many of its countries have remained underdeveloped due to internal and external factors. One of the main arguments in favor of colonialism was the “white man’s burden” (“The White Man’s Burden”). The colonial powers promoted taking over Africa by framing it as the western countries having an…

these were known to be a “normal” part of the American society only about 50 years ago, and some even still continue today. The book, The Help, by Kathryn Stockett depicts from both African American and White Americans perspective towards racism and unjust laws during the 1960’s. Skeeter, a White American, is a writer who as a young women, recently out of college, strives to find an innovative topic for a book. She settled on the topic of African American maids because she had one growing up…

Imperialism as a whole (not only in africa) led to a persistent inequality within colonies, as the elites would profit from the labor and live lavishly. In response to the infamous poem “The White Man’s Burden”, a man by the name of Edward D. Morel wrote the following, an excerpt from his own “the black man’s burden”:…