Question

what was meant by civilising mission ?

Answer 1

The mission civilisatrice, a French term which translates literally into English as "civilizing mission" (Portuguese: Missão civilizadora, also French: œuvre civilisatrice), is a rationale for intervention or colonization, purporting to contribute to the spread of civilization, and used mostly in relation to the ...

Answer 2

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Like the British in India, the French claimed that they were bringing modem civilisation to the Vietnamese. They were of the opinion that Europe had developed the most advanced civilization. So it became the duty of the Europeans to introduce modem ideas in their colonies.

(i) They introduced modern education.

(ii) Tonkin Free Schools were opened to provide modern education.

Motive : The real motive behind this motion was to exploit the natural and human resources of Vietnam.