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1. The varied African cultures made it difficult for them to be absorbed into the French culture
2. The Africans were not able get the French type of education
3. The Africans were not willing to become Christians
4. They forced opposition from the Muslims
5. The French did not compete with the Africans for cabinet posts and commercial activities
6. African traditional rulers feared they would lose their position
7. French traders feared competition, so they opposed the system
8. It was expensive to implement the system because of the vastness of the French empire.
johnmulu answered the question on February 13, 2017 at 11:59
1. Rise of African nationalism hindered implementation of assimilation.
2. Colonial period did not last long enough. For this reason, the Africans did not get enough time to adopt French culture and civilization.
3. Discrimination of Africans by the French. This resulted to resentment towards assimilation policy.
4. Assimilation was expensive. Mores schools, hospitals needed to be built.
5. The French citizens in France resisted the policy because they feared that assimilies would outnumber them in the Lower House.
6. Traditional rulers resisted the policy because they did not want to lose their powers.
7. The Muslims resisted the French attempt to convert them to Christianity.
raphael answered the question on May 3, 2017 at 06:32
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