Question

“I contend that we are the first race in the world, and the more of the world we inhabit the better it is for the human race… If there be a God, I think that what he would like me to do is to paint as much of the map of Africa British red as possible.”

According to this passage, which of the following best describes Rhodes’s view of British imperialism?

1.It is Britain’s duty to send manufactured goods to Africa.
2.God is opposed to the colonization of Africa.
3.It is Britain’s duty to spread European ways and customs around the world.
4.The British should be embarrassed by their dreams of a colonial empire.

Answer 1

The answer is C) It is Britain’s duty to spread European ways and customs around the world.

Answer 2

The answer is 3 He is an enthusiastic devotee to British colonialism, Rhodes, and his British South Africa Company established the southern African region of Rhodesia, which the organization named after him in 1895. South Africa's Rhodes University is additionally named after him. Rhodes set up the arrangements of the Rhodes Scholarship, which is financed by his domain, and put much exertion towards his vision of a Cape to Cairo Railway through British region.