Question 40
Colonial AdministrationThe French policy of Assimilation
- A.enabled Europeans to assimilate and come to terms with African cultural values
- B.produced radical African leaders who were anxious to terminate cordial relationships with France
- C.was aimed at converting Africans into Frenchmen
- D.was the same in theory as the British policy of Indirect Rule
- E.was a device to transfer French technology to Africa
Show the answer and explanation
Answer: C (was aimed at converting Africans into Frenchmen)
Explanation
Assimilation aimed to make Africans 'black Frenchmen' in language, culture and citizenship.