a. French model of assimilation and direct rule; Faidherbe and Senegal
France had the largest colonial empire in Africa - over 3 and a half million square miles, half of which contained the Sahara Desert. Senegal was one of the most important of the areas controlled by the French and a good example of how France carried out its policy of assimilation. Starter Watch the first six minutes of this video which will give you an idea of the extent of the French Empire in Africa and the French...