Question

The term “white man’s burden” refers to

A. the difficulty of converting colonists to Christianity.
B. the belief that Europe had a duty to civilize other people.
C. the conviction that white people were superior to all others.
D. the struggle to survive in an increasingly industrialized world.

Answer 1

It is B. I hope this helps and happy 4th of july :)

Answer 2

The term “white man’s burden” refers to: B. the belief that Europe had a duty to civilize other people.

This way of thinking often used as reasoning for people form European empires to justify the colonization process. They see that colonized territories could learn a lot from both European culture and the technological advancement that they introduced.