France’s mission civilisatrice originated conceptually with the Egyptian expedition of the Republic.

Evidence

On the banks of the Nile, then, the idea, if not the term, of a special French mission to civilize had been born with the Republic. The word “civilization” also appears to have acquired many of the overtones that would be associated with the term mission civilisatricethat is, the inculcation of new needs and wants, and the spread of French institutions and values deemed to be universally valid. — Alice L. Conklin, A Mission to Civilize_ The Republican…, 75

Categorization

• DEFINE: Defines mission civilisatrice: inculcating new needs and spreading French institutions and values held to be universally valid.