The British notion of "the white man's burden" was similar to the French concept of mission civilisatrice in that both were ethnocentric ideologies used to justify colonialism.

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Both "the white man's burden" and "mission civilisatrice" were European ideologies that claimed that it was the duty of their respective countries to bring civilization and modernity to the "uncivilized" people of the colonies. Both these concepts were used to justify colonialism and imperialism.

The British Notion of "The White Man's Burden" Was Similar