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.
<span> The lands in question were mostly gotten as a result of the Mexican-American War, and the settlement called for a $15 million payment to Mexico (but most of it was simply pro-rated out of Mexico's war debt).</span><span>May 16, 2016</span>
They were making new things
