JAMB Government 1978 Question 43

Question 43

Colonial Administration

The French idea of assimilation as applied in their colonies

  1. A.was to make Frenchmen out of African subjects
  2. B.would have been allowed to produce more Frenchmen in the colonies than in France itself
  3. C.recognised real value in traditional African culture and was merely aimed at upgrading it
  4. D.produced nothing but African puppets in the colonies
  5. E.was abandoned within a couple of years of its operation
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Answer: A (was to make Frenchmen out of African subjects)

Explanation

Assimilation aimed to turn Africans into French citizens in language, culture and law, treating French culture as superior.