Question 34
Colonial AdministrationChiefs under the Indirect Rule system were used to carry out unpopular tasks, one of which was
- A.enforcement of Western education.
- B.establishment of churches.
- C.military conscription.
- D.presiding over native courts.
Show the answer and explanation
Answer: C (military conscription.)
Explanation
Chiefs were made to recruit men for forced labour and military service (e.g. during the World Wars), which made them unpopular.