Question

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cold, edged with dear-bought wisdom,
the judgment of your peers!
at the time the poem was written, many europeans and
americans believed that imperialism was a positive force. kipling
saw british rule as a humanitarian act and a moral
responsibility. this is reflected in his description of native
peoples as children. kipling also does not mention the greed or
exploitation of imperialist powers in their quest to acquire the
resources of their colonies. his words, however, do contain a
warning to imperialist powers: imperial rule comes at a cost,
often in the form of resistance and violence from colonized
peoples.
over time, as the colonial powers lost most or all of their foreign
holdings, kipling’s poem has been interpreted by opponents of
imperialism as a satire. they see kipling’s words as sarcastic
and use them to criticize european imperialism.
what warning does kipling offer in his poem?

• imperialism can lead to resistance from native people.
• imperialism can cause greed among native people.
• imperialism can lower the standards of education.
• imperialism can cause a higher poverty rate.

Explanation:

The text states Kipling's warning is that imperial rule often comes with resistance and violence from colonized peoples. This matches option A. The other options (greed among native people, lower education standards, higher poverty rate) are not mentioned as warnings in the provided content.

Answer:

A. Imperialism can lead to resistance from native people.