WAEC Government 2010 Question 38

Question 38

Colonial Administration

The Loi-Cadre Reforms of 1956 in the French West Africa were as a result of

  1. A.pressure from the French territories.
  2. B.change in French Policy of Association.
  3. C.opposition to Bamako Conference.
  4. D.British colonial policy of granting internal self-government.
Show the answer and explanation

Answer: A (pressure from the French territories.)

Explanation

Growing nationalist demands in the French territories pushed France to grant universal suffrage and territorial assemblies under the 1956 Loi-Cadre.