The main way in which the poem, "The White Man's Burden", justifies imperialism to the industrialized world and the unindustrialized world is that it implies that it is the "obligation" and duty of white men in developed and rich countries to colonies poorer countries--in order to implement more "modern" and prosperous forms of government.
Answer: Asia
The rivalry between Spain and Portugal in the "Age of Discovery" caused Spain, a rising power, to seek a new route to Asia like the one Portugal had found around the southern tip of Africa. This led Spain to be receptive to the claims of Christopher Columbus that he could get to India by sailing west.
