WAEC Government 2010 Objective — Question 42

Question 42 of 49 from the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) Government 2010 Objective paper, with the correct answer and a full explanation.

The policy of Assimilation was abandoned because

A. A. it was too expensive to maintainCorrect
B. B. the French were fed up
C. C. the Africans liked it
D. D. it was less expensive

Explanation

The policy of assimilation, which tried to change Africans into French citizens, was abandoned because it was too expensive to maintain. The policy was a form of direct administration which required France to provide revenue for the provision of infrastructural and social amenities in its colonies.

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