Rudyard Kipling wrote his poem "The White Man's Burden" in response to which of the following?

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"The White Man's Burden" was written in 1899, at a time when the United States had just taken control of the Philippines after the Spanish-American War. The poem promotes the idea that it was the duty of white people to civilize and uplift non-white people, particularly those in colonized territories. Kipling believed that it was the responsibility of the United States and Europe to spread their culture and values to the rest of the world.

Rudyard Kipling Wrote His Poem "The White Man's Burden" in Response