A figleaf for colonialism and intervention in less-developed regions in the late 19th & early 20th centuries. The claim lost much of its already dubious credibility as Europeans spent four years butchering each other after 1914, so instead we got the rule of international law. That became a bit inconvenient too in the 1990s, so then we got "humanitarian intervention". New bottle, old wine: it wasn't up to much first time round and it hasn't aged well.
The term civilizing mission comes from the French term mission civilisatrice. It is a rationale that is used to colonize or intervene in a way that will help the spread of civilization.
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The southerners and the westerners primarily favored the free coinage system.
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The military had a mission to do and invaded the hole location.
Another name for "white man's burden" was "civilizing mission."
The term civilizing mission comes from the French term mission civilisatrice. It is a rationale that is used to colonize or intervene in a way that will help the spread of civilization.
greed in the spread of imperialism. or Racist attitudes about the "civilizing mission"
The white man's burden
The civilizing mission
"White Man's Burden" is another name for civilizing mission, referring to the belief that Western nations had a duty to bring their civilization to non-Western societies.
sending missionaries,teachers,and medical help
Bringing Christianity, teachers, and medical health to colonial people.
The civilizing mission
He thought it would make the Chinese better consumers
Rudyard Kipling
The term civilizing mission comes from the French term mission civilisatrice. It is a rationale that is used to colonize or intervene in a way that will help the spread of civilization.