Generally speaking, the maximum amount of personal freedom would be found under "<span>C. representative democracy," since in this system the people have the most "say" in who governs them. </span>
Because they helped strengthen their industrial-based economy
The characterization of mercantilism as a "set of practices" demonstrates the absence of a preconceived plan for the economic policy of European countries that, between the 16th and 18th centuries, disputed slices of American territory to keep them in the condition of colonies. During this period, in Europe, the wealth available in the world was thought of as something that could not be expanded, and therefore the absolutist states strove to secure for themselves as much of this supposedly limited wealth as possible. Gold and silver, circulating in the form of coins or locked in the coffers of kings were understood as their translation, hence the true search fever of the so-called metals
Europeans had a duty to introduce the benefits of their civilization to non-European peoples is the statement which best expresses the Western perspective regarding Rudyard Kipling's "white man's burden".
Option b
<u>Explanation:</u>
The White Man's Burden is a famous poem by Rudyard Kipling, which is based on American and European Imperialism. It represents the time during which America changed its foreign policy and expand. According to this poem, the Americans and Europeans considered themselves as the superior race, whose job is to enlighten the path of other inferior races.
They also believed that it was their duty to improve the lives of the people living under their control by civilizing them.
Hence, alternative B correctly represents the western perspective.
