In vain ye seek to end it,
With bullets, blood or death
Better by far defend it
With honor’s holy breath.
—H. T. Johnson, “The Black Man’s Burden”: A Response to Kipling, 1899
Answer parts A and B.
A . Identify TWO characteristics of the “new imperialism” found in the excerpt from Kipling’s
poem.
B . Identify H. T. Johnson’s vision of “new imperialism” as expressed in “The Black Man’s
Burden.”
Answer parts A and B.
A . Explain TWO causes of the Industrial Revolution in Western Europe.
B . Explain ONE effect of the Industrial Revolution in Western Europe.
Question 3 refers to the following quotations.
Study the past if you would define the future.
—Confucius
History is a vast early warning system.
—Norman Cousins
Until lions have their historians, tales of the hunt shall always glorify the hunters.
—African proverb
History is the version of past events that people have decided to agree upon.
—Napoleon Bonaparte
Answer parts A, B, and C.
A . Explain the idea that Confucius and Norman Cousins share.
B . Explain how the African proverb accounts for different interpretations of a single historical
event.
C . Explain Bonaparte’s view of the purpose of history.
Question 4 refers to the passage and the artworks below.