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WORLD HISTORY
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What does the word “civilize” mean in this sentence?Europeans wanted to civilize the African people.
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To help.
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To give food and clothes to.
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To send them to school so they could get good jobs.
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To educate the Africans on European way of life.
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -² The term ‘civilizing mission’ refers to ‘the grand project that justified colonialism as a means of redeeming the backward, aberrant, violent, oppressed, undeveloped people of the non-European world by incorporating them into the universal civilization of Europe’.
Detailed explanation-2: -During this time, many European countries expanded their empires by aggressively establishing colonies in Africa so that they could exploit and export Africa’s resources. Raw materials like rubber, timber, diamonds, and gold were found in Africa. Europeans also wanted to protect trade routes.
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