Mr.

Bollette Name:
WH Unit 6 Imperialism
White Man’s Burden Date:

What do you think from this political cartoon the “White Man’s Burden” is?-

List the Major symbols Give the meaning of those What is the overall message What do you think the
seen symbols of the painting definition of
Imperialism is by using
the political cartoon

- White military guy White man= civilized The “white man” is taking
- “Native” man the “native”
- USA flags Native=savage
- Shoes
Shoes= dead person
- School House
- Boat School house= teach
- Up hill culture/language/ customs
etc

boat=navy

Up hills= difficult
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 The White Man’s Burden by Rudyard Kipling

Directions: Please read along and answer the questions regarding the above poem.

1. In the first verse of the poem above, Kipling refers to “new caught, sullen peoples, half-devil, and half-child”. Which
group of people do you think he is referring to and how does he feel about these peoples morality or souls?- He is about
the Natives and Africans that they have captured. He feels that they are very different, in a negative/bad way, from the
rest of the European population.

2. In your own words explain what Kipling’s “white man’s burden” was?- Kipling’s “white man’s burden” was technically
just expressing that the duty/job of a white man was to teach/ bring education AND salvation to people around the
whole world. Which was a “hard job” in which is why it’s called a “white man’s burden.”
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 3. Why does Kipling suggest it is important for the “white man” to take up this “burden”?- Kipling suggested that it was
important for “white man” to take up this “burden” because it weighs heavily upon European nations.

4. How does Kipling describe the work that will be put into this “burden”? Use phrases and words from the poem itself.-

5. Overall, what is the message of Rudyard Kipling’s poem “The White Man’s Burden” that was published in McClure
Magazine?- The overall message of Rudyard Kipling’s poem is that the Americans (white men) should take over the
natives and rule with the same energy, honor that he believed, characterized British rule over the nonwhite populations

Directions: Please analyze the above Pear’s Soap advertisements and answer the questions below. Keep in mind that
these are real advertisements that would have been seen in magazines all over the world and are real.

1. List the major symbols that you see within the advertisements above.- Cleanliness. Soap is being used in both
advertisements. A white person is giving the natives the soap and it’s not the other way around.

2. What is the message or meaning of the symbols you listed in the above advertisements?- The meaning of the
symbols that I listed above advertisements was to show that natives technically weren’t clean in the “white
men’s”/ Americans eyes. Since they had to educate them and civilize them. Cleansing them.

3. What is the overall message of the advertisements above?- The overall message that the two advertisements
give off is that the “white men” try to “wash” away from the native culture or ways and turn them into a sort of a
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 way to bring them. Since the “white man’s burden” was to educate the natives it was life washing their native
ways away or just cleansing them into the white man’s education.

4. After reading Rudyard Kipling’s poem “The White Man’s Burden” and analyzing the Pear’s soap ads how do you
think the general population at this time felt about imperialism around the world?- I feel like after looking at the
poem and advertisements the population at that time felt fine because it was more normal and convenient for
them. Imperliasam was really to rule over people and countries which was the whole point for the “cleanliness”
and education to the natives.

Directions: As you read the response poems found at the link for the responses to The White Man’s Burden please
answer the questions below

· What is the message of this poem?

· What is its attitude towards imperialism?

· Who is the author more concerned about, the people ruled by whites or the white rulers?

· What if anything is the author saying about the idea of global imperialism?

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 Extension activity : After discussing, reading, and viewing different perspectives on the ideological motive for
imperialism it is now your turn to jump back in time to the age of imperialism. You will have to create a poem about
YOUR burden to compare to the “White Man’s Burden” poem.

Directions You will write a 2 verse poem response similar to Rudyard Kipling’s poem. This poem can be about any
“burden” you have. It can be that you are an athlete and you practice long hours, are tired, and are sore all of the time
and this is your burden. It could be anything that you feel is a heavy weight on your shoulders.

Poem must have . . .

● 2 verses
● Clear title
● Picture to represent your burden
● We will be sharing these in class!!

15-14 13-10 9-5 4-0

C The information chosen is well The information chosen has
o The information chosen to The information chosen is
thought out and there is an some thought and some
n thought out and loosely connected with the
abundance of evidence from the evidence from the
documents are infused documents. Limited
t documents. Ideas and information documents is present. It
throughout. Understanding academic content is used.
e are presented in a clear and may not be clear that a full
of essential content is Understanding of content
n logical order. Clear understanding understanding of content
evident. is not clear.
of essential content. has been achieved.
t
The intended organization The intended organization
P Irrelevant or misplaced
The organization within the within the presentation with the presentation could
r material prevents
assignment effectively supports supports the central idea support the central idea or
understanding of the main
o the central idea and all goals of or leads to the conclusion lead to the conclusion.
point. .The project lacks
d the assignment have clearly been and the goals of the Many goals of the
focus and does not address
u met. assignment have generally assignment have not been
the issue. The goals of the
been met. achieved.
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 c assignment have not been
t achieved.
Name:________________________________ ________/30pts.

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