The French used school textbooks in Vietnam to justify colonial rule. Explain

CBSE Class 10 CBSE Class 10 Social Science
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The French used school textbooks in Vietnam to justify colonial rule. Explain.

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  1. The textbooks glorified the French and justified colonial rule.
  2. The Vietnamese were represented as primitive and backward.
  3. They were shown capable of manual labour but not of intellectual reflection.
  4. They were ‘skilled copyists’ but not creative.
  5. School children were told that only French rule could ensure peace in Vietnam.