The civilizing mission (French: mission civilisatrice) is a political rationale for military intervention and for colonization purporting to facilitate the cultural assimilation of indigenous peoples, especially in the period from the 15th to the 20th centuries. The civilizing mission was primarily the cultural justification for the colonization and atrocities in French colonies.
The civilizing mission (French: mission civilisatrice) is a political rationale for military intervention and for colonization purporting to facilitate the cultural assimilation of indigenous peoples, especially in the period from the 15th to the 20th centuries. The civilizing mission was primarily the cultural justification for the colonization and atrocities in French colonies.
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