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What did Rudyard Kipling mean when he wrote about the white man’s burden

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That europeans were responsible for educating non-civilized people.

Step-by-step explanation:

It was written during the age of Imperialism. The "White Man's Burden" meaning is to "civilize the natives". This was done by giving them health care, education and religion.

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