This stanza from Kipling's poem is most closely associated with the belief that it was the duty of Western colonial powers to

which stanza?

Explanation:

they believed democracy was worth the fight

although world war i began in 1914, the united states did not join the war until 1917. the additional firepower, resources, and soldiers of the u.s. to tip the balance of the war in favor of the allies. remaining neutral. when war broke out in 1914, the united states had a policy of neutrality.