Answer:
D. Jules Ferry.
Explanation:
In the journal entry "Imperialism and Resistance Shape the Modern World", authors Saul Straussman and Bridgette Byrd delve into how Imperialism increased and was also beneficial for the European powers. It also reveals how such a process was successful, and how it has shaped the way the modern world is now.
Among the numerous personalities quoted in the article, Jules Ferry would be most likely supportive of the statement that Europeans are superior to other races. This can be judged from his statement :
<em>Gentlemen, I must speak from a higher and more truthful plane. It must be stated openly that, in effect, superior races have rights over inferior races…. I repeat that superior races have a right because they have a duty. They have the duty to civilize inferior races…. (qtd. in Andrea and Overfield 296)</em>
He emphasized and justifies the act of imperialism, implying that it was the Europeans' right and job to 'civilize' the other weaker and lesser races.
Thus, the correct answer is option D.
