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    Rudyard Kipling wrote "White Man's Burden" in 1899 as a poem published in McClure's magazine. The poem was intended to encourage the United States to take on imperial rule over newly acquired territories, similar to Britain's imperialism. It portrayed imperialism in a positive light, suggesting Western nations had an obligation and opportunity to civilize indigenous peoples. The poem reflected Kipling's perspective as someone who grew up under British rule in India and supported their colonial mission.

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    Rudyard Kipling wrote "White Man's Burden" in 1899 as a poem published in McClure's magazine. The poem was intended to encourage the United States to take on imperial rule over newly acquired territories, similar to Britain's imperialism. It portrayed imperialism in a positive light, suggesting Western nations had an obligation and opportunity to civilize indigenous peoples. The poem reflected Kipling's perspective as someone who grew up under British rule in India and supported their colonial mission.

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    What perspective does White Man’s Burden reveal about

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    READ the impact and motives of 19th century imperialism?

    CR Objective: Describe the impact of imperialism and the motives from different
    perspectives.

    Directions: Read the excerpt below and respond to the questions.


    Introduction
    Rudyard Kipling was a British short-story writer, poet and novelist.
    Considered one of the most popular writers in Britain during the
    late 19th and early 20th centuries, Kipling eventually won the
    Nobel Prize in Literature. Kipling was born in Bombay, India in
    1865. During this time India was under British control and many
    young British families lived in colonies like India. Kipling, like most
    young British people who lived in the British colonies, was sent to
    school in Britain before eventually returning to India. In 1898
    Kipling began traveling to South Africa for winter vacations almost
    every year. There, he befriended Cecil Rhodes. In 1899 after
    spending some time living in the United States with his family, his
    famous poem, White Man’s Burden was published in McClure's
    magazine with the subtitle The United States and the Philippine
    Islands. The poem coincided with the beginning of the Philippine-
    American War and U.S. Senate ratification of the treaty that
    placed Puerto Rico, Guam, Cuba, and the Philippines under
    American control. Thus, the poem became an appeal to the United
    States to take up the “burden” of empire building and uplifting the
    Portrait of Rudyard Kipling by John Palmer ignorant indigenous people, as had Britain and other European
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    nations.

    1a. Pre-Reading Questions: Contextualization

    Who wrote White Man's Burden?

    When was White Man's Burden written?

    Where was White Man's Burden written?

    What type (primary source or secondary source) of document is White Man's Burden?

    What genre (letter, memoir, journal, edict, etc.) of document is White Man's Burden? What does this reveal about the
    intended impact of this document?

    Who was the audience for White Man's Burden?

    What was the perspective of the author?


    (Hint: What is the main interest or goal of the author?)
    1b. Why was White Man's Burden written?

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    1c. Why might the White Man's Burden be an important historical document? (How might this
    document help historians better understand this time period?)

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    1d. Based upon the title of the poem, what predictions can you make about the ideas that might be
    discussed in the excerpt you will read?

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