Christian missionaries in Africa often served as the 'vanguard of empire' by doing which of the following?
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Correct answer: Building schools and clinics that promoted Western lifestyles
While many missionaries were motivated by faith, their work in education and medicine often undermined traditional social structures. They facilitated colonial rule by pacifying populations and introducing Western social norms.
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