Group+1+-+Imperialism+-+Reading+1


 * What are the two sides**: White man's burden vs. Black man's burden

Kipling ironically shows the justification that the imperialist of the US and UK give themselves for invading the countries, to civilize and unify.
 * What was the White man's burden**:

Other side of the story, how the Africans have to put up with the invading Europeans. And they have the actual burden by being kidnapped and their culture being infused with the European's. they are made slaves in their own homes and are demoralized.
 * what was the Black man's burden**:

Kipling is making fun of the situation and does not support the Europeans. Which makes the Black man's burden more justified for supporting what is righteous, other than the Europeans trying to support something that is not humanly righteous.
 * Was the problem justified?**



Climbing the rocks of hurdles, the US and the UK carries men (slaves) in baskets up towards civilization. This pictures the "White men" carrying the other "uncivilized" people to civilization, although they were civilized to begin with. The cultural clashes brought upon the difference in the organization of society.
 * Cartoon:**

The people can walk them themselves and were mostly at civilization (the peak) already, though the White men carry them as burdens towards their ideal society.
 * The relationship between the cartoon and the reading:**

They both show Darwinism because the white men think of themselves as social superiors. They are superior in military skill and technology. The imperialism was pictured in the White man's perspective because of their dominating control over the black men. The Black man's perspective was shown through the negative of the situation, showing how their culture was infused by force and dominating control of the White man.
 * Social Darwinism and Imperialism:**