global issues quiz Flashcards
1
Q
Rudyard Kipling’s poem, The White Man’s Burden, was used to justify European imperialism in what continent?
A
Africa
2
Q
The Boers couldn’t settle in Central Africa due to
A
the tropical climate which allowed malaria to spread easily
3
Q
What disease allowed the Boers to conquer southern Africa AND killed up to 90% of the indigenous population in the Americas?
A
Smallpox
4
Q
What colony was ruled by Belgium and known for its brutality?
A
Congo
5
Q
What was the argument of Kipling’s poem, the White Man’s Burden?
A
hat the white Europeans had a duty to bring civilization to people of color around the world. This was based on the pseudoscience of Social Darwinism which helped white Europeans justify their exploitation of people of color globally.
