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MIND BLOWING QUESTIONS: HISTORY AND GOVERNMENT ABOUT SENEGAL

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MIND BLOWING QUESTIONS: HISTORY AND GOVERNMENT ABOUT SENEGAL ​

1.

Describe the factors which facilitated the application of the French policy of assimilation in the four communes in Senegal.(3mks)

  • A high percentage of the Mullatoes in the population of the communes who appreciated the European culture, made it easy for the French to apply their policy of assimilation.
  • The people in the four communes had long interaction with the French trades, administrators and missionaries and this enabled them to appreciate European culture.
  • A high percentage of the inhabitants of the four communes had been converted to Christianity and this made it possible for the French to apply their policy.
MIND BLOWING QUESTIONS: HISTORY AND GOVERNMENT ABOUT SENEGAL
2.

Discuss the effects of the French policy of assimilation in Senegal (12 mks)

  • The application of the assimilation policy lead to the promotion of French culture in Senegal
  • The policy of assimilation undermined African culture as many adopted French culture.
  • It undermined the authority of the traditional rulers as they were replaced by the assimilated Africans
  • Senegal was incorporated into French Republic and regarded as an overseas province of France.
  • Africans from Senegal were allowed to participate in the political affairs of France. Some of them became Deputies and Ministers in the French government.
  • It undermined the spread of Islam in the four communes where many Africans had adopted French Christianity
  • It created division among Africans; in Senegal some became citizens while other became French people.
  • It created a class of western/ French education in the four communes 
  • It led to the development of Western/French education in the four communes.
  • Class of African elite spearheaded nationalism.
3.

State two conditions that one lead to fulfill in order to become fully assimilated in French West Africa.

  • Ability to speak French.
  • Literacy in French government/army
  • Service in the French government/army
  • Residence in Quabe de communities in Senegal
  • Had to be monogamous.
  • Accepting Christianity.
4.

State three privileges which were enjoyed by assimilated Africans in the four communes of Senegal (3 mks)

  • They were allowed to  vote during elections
  • They were allowed to vie for posts in the French  Parliament
  • They were exempted from forced labour
  • They were  allowed to work and live in France
  • They received French education
  • They had freedom of movement within  the French empire
  • They were exempted from paying taxes
  • They were allowed to become French citizens
5.

Why did the French system of assimilation fail in the areas outside the communes? (12 mks)

  • The Africans were not willing to become Christians
  • The Africans were not able to get the French type of education
  • The system faced opposition from the Muslim
  • The French parliamentarians did not want to compete with Africans for Cabinets posts
  • The African traditional  rulers feared they would lose their positions
  • French traders feared competition so they opposed the system
  • It was expensive to implement the system because of the vastness of the French empire
  • The varied African cultures made it difficult for them to be absorbed into the French culture.
6.

Give two results of the French assimilation policy in Senegal. (2mks)

  • Entrenchment of the French culture/undermined African culture.
  • It brought division among the Africans..
  • Some Africans became French citizens/the assimilated Africans enjoyed the rights of French citizenship.
  • Senegal became an overseas province of France.
  • Traditional African leaders lost their authority.
  • The influence of Islam was reduced. 
7.
​

Name three communes in Senegal where the assimilation policy was applied intensively. (3mks)

  • Goree
  • St Louis
  • Rufisque
  • Dakar
8.

Explain five challenges which were experienced in the implementation of assimilation policy in Senegal. (10 marks)

  • It conflicted with the general objective of colonization.
  • It required social amenities/schools which were expensive to start.
  • It was resisted/rejected by the traditional African rulers since it threatened/undermined their positions/rule.
  • It was opposed by the Frenchmen back at home/France since it elevated the assimilated to the French status.
  • The Muslims refused to be converted into Christianity thereby posing a challenge.
  • The French citizens feared that the assimilated people would outnumber them in the French Chamber of Deputies.
  • Racial discrimination by the French against the assimilated people whom they refused to acknowledge/accept them as equals.
  • The Africans were deeply rooted in their culture hence making it difficult to forsake them.
  • There was communication barrier as there was no common language between the Africans and the British.

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