Once in office, McKinley * supported business and expansionist interests. promoted regulation of business. enacted moderate versions of populist reforms. encouraged the continued formation of unions. The "White Man's Burden" was considered to be which one of the following? The rich were responsible for feeding the poor. * The benefits of western civilization should be brought to the non-white parts of the world. The industrial giants were responsible for the working class. White Americans should look after black Americans. Frederick Jackson Turner wrote a famous essay titled "The White Man's Burden." "Looking Backward." * "The Significance of the Frontier in American History." "If Christ Came to Chicago." All of the following are true of the Spanish-American War except: * More men were killed in combat than died of disease. It was short in duration. It claimed relatively few lives. The cost was fairly inexpensive.