Question

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What was meant by the civilising mission of the colonisers.

Answer 1

The European countries acquired colonies in the East Asian countries to exploit their natural resources. Like other European countries, the French also propagated that it was their mission to bring the benefits of civilization to backward people. They posed that they were driven by the idea of the civilizing mission. Like the British in India, the French claimed they were bringing modern civilization to Vietnam. They considered that it was their duty to bring modern ideas into their colonies even at the cost of destroying the local culture, beliefs, etc.