Civilizing mission

Civilizing mission was an idea that evolved during the 19th century. It was an idea that Europeans had, that they could help people in other parts of the world who they thought were not as advanced as them, by bringing their language, customs, laws, and religion. They believed this would help make people in the other countries more 'civilized'. So it was a way of trying to change people in other parts of the world to be more like people in Europe.