to civilize them
to civilize them
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Some Europeans believed that spreading their own religions was helping socalled "backwards" peoples. They also believed that they could help in the areas of health and medicine.
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Many Europeans in the 19th and early 20th centuries believed it was their duty to "civilize" what they termed the "backward" peoples of the world. This mindset was rooted in a sense of cultural superiority and the belief in the moral obligation to spread Western values, religion, and governance. This paternalistic attitude often justified imperialism and colonialism, as Europeans thought they were helping these societies progress, despite the often devastating consequences of their actions. Such views were emblematic of the broader ideologies of colonialism and racial superiority prevalent during that era.
Some Europeans believed that spreading their own religions was helping socalled "backwards" peoples. They also believed that they could help in the areas of health and medicine.
They thought they were helping to civilize the African people by influencing them because the Europeans thought they were the superior race. They thought it was their duty to teach the inferior races.
Because they thought they were useless and had nothing to use against the europeans...
Europeans believed it was their duty to bring civilization, Christianity, and modernity to the regions they colonized. They often justified their actions by claiming a civilizing mission or a "white man's burden" to uplift and educate indigenous peoples.
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The belief is known as the "White Man's Burden," which suggested that Europeans had a duty to bring civilization and Christian values to people they deemed primitive or uncivilized. This idea was often used to justify colonialism and imperialism in the 19th and early 20th centuries.