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Which statement best represents Rudyard Kipling's view of indigenous people in " The white man's Burden" ?

A. Indigenous people are culturally interesting.
B.Indigenous people are in tune with nature
C. Indigenous people are morally impure.
D. Indigenous people are aggressive warriors ​

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Answer:

C. Indigenous people are morally impure.

Step-by-step explanation:

"Your new-caught, sullen peoples,

Half devil and half child"

In this excepert of the peom written by Rudyard you can understand how they are morally impure and uncultured, the indigenous people were seen as un-civilized and thus needed to be conquered and educated. This poem became a milestone for imperialism in america.

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