White Man's Burden Research Paper

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White man’s burden was a common phrase used to justify European imperialism in the 19th and early 20th century. It was a period of time where westerners had the desire to “save” those who lacked the same freedoms in which the westerners perceived to be necessary to a functioning society.. It was a period where the Middle East was taken advantage of, and the middle easterns had to deal with it, whether they liked it or not. But, the underlying question of the modern era is still up to debate: Is White Man’s Burden on Muslim Women unwelcomed in the Middle East? To answer this, one must not think of their own opinion on the topic, but look through the different perceptions of whites and middle easterns. White man’s burden first started with a simple but meaningful poem named “The White Man’s Burden” which was written by British novelist Rudyard Kipling. It basically urged the U.S to take up the white man's burden like the rest of the European empires, …show more content…

dollars. Twenty percent of that goes to the Middle East, which should be an exceptionally great deal for them, but . In 2014, it was reported that all 3.1 billion U.S. dollars that were donated to Israel all went into military spending. The funding was used not to help build a better tomorrow, but to help the Israliens beat the unfunded palestinians. Is this why many people fear white man's burden? In the same year, Egypt reportedly spent 1.3 billion U.S. dollars of the 1.5 billion U.S dollars donated into the military. Sending money to help foreign countries is great, but not knowing where the money goes is not. Foreign aid, in a sense, must be more controlled, as it could fund anything from rebuilding a road to funding terrorists. There is no point is helping a country out if it in the end, the money helps destroys it. Knowing where foreign aid goes is vital, and is why there must be a stop to uncontrolled foreign aid