JAMB Government 1981 Question 32

Question 32

Colonial Administration

Cultural assimilation was a feature of

  1. A.French colonial policy in Africa
  2. B.the Portuguese rule in Angola
  3. C.the British rule in Africa
  4. D.King Leopold's rule in the Congo
  5. E.A and B
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Answer: E (A and B)

Explanation

Both France and Portugal had assimilation policies: Portugal's 'assimilados' in Angola and Mozambique were Africans who had adopted Portuguese culture.