JAMB - Government (2012 - No. 15)
The French colonial system was underlined by the policy of
assimilation
paternalism
socialism
indirect rule
Explanation
Assimilation was one ideological basis of French colonial policy in the 19th and 20th centuries. In contrast with British imperial policy, the French taught their subjects that, by adopting French language and culture, they could eventually become French. The famous 'Four Communes' in Senegal were seen as proof of this.