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on the basis of the civilizing mission.

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Britain

Although the British did not invent the term, the notion of a "civilizing mission" was equally important for them to justify colonialism. It was used to legitimatize British rule over the colonized, especially when the colonial enterprise was not very profitable.

The British used their sports as a tool to spread their values and culture among native populations, as well as a way of emphasizing their own dominance,

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