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    The document summarizes relations between French colonists and indigenous peoples in French colonies during the late 19th century. It discusses how some colonized elites benefited from colonization by gaining power and wealth, but faced racism and segregation. Most indigenous peoples had degrading work. It also discusses tensions between France and Britain over their colonies, which came to a head in the 1898 Fashoda Incident in Africa, causing short-term diplomatic clashes and long-term effects on colonial relations.

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    The document summarizes relations between French colonists and indigenous peoples in French colonies during the late 19th century. It discusses how some colonized elites benefited from colonization by gaining power and wealth, but faced racism and segregation. Most indigenous peoples had degrading work. It also discusses tensions between France and Britain over their colonies, which came to a head in the 1898 Fashoda Incident in Africa, causing short-term diplomatic clashes and long-term effects on colonial relations.

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    The French Empire Pt.

    2
    Prof. A. Stock
    11th Grade History
    15 May 2022
    Learning Objectives

    ● Deepen your understanding of the relations between colonists and their


    subjects
    ● Understand the causes and effects of the Fashoda Incident
    Relations between colonists and the colonized

    ● Certain colonized elites have close


    Below: Senegalese soldiers at a training camp in
    relations with the colonists and benefit the French colonies in Africa - December 4, 1939
    from the colonization, gaining power
    and wealth.
    ● A small number of indigenous people
    see an elevation in their social status:
    soldiers, private school teachers, etc.
    These people are a minority, and often
    receive education with the aim of
    making them accessories to the
    colonist’s rule.
    Relations between colonists and the colonized

    ● Miscegenation occurs to a significant extent, but racism and segregation


    prevent an equitable cohabitation between the colonists and colonized.
    Saigon in 1913.
    Saigon’s population
    doubles from 33,000 in
    1898 to 66,000 by 1913.
    A colonist in a
    “pousse-pousse”
    during the colonial
    era.

    Native peoples are


    often employed
    for simple,
    degrading work by
    colonists.
    Rivalries between colonial powers

    ● Tensions exist between Britain and France over their colonies in India and
    Indochina, though these are eased with a treaty in 1896 when they recognize
    each other’s claims.
    ● The Berlin Conference (1884-1885) kicked off the “scramble for Africa” in the
    1880s and 1890s.
    ● One way in which this plays out is the case of Fachoda, where the French and
    British clash heads over territory.
    The Fashoda Incident
    Read the handout and fill out the following chart:

    Short-term causes of the Fashoda Incident: Short-term effects of the Fashoda Incident:

    Long-term causes of the Fashoda Incident: Long-term effects of the Fashoda Incident:
    Resources

    ● https://www.pbs.org/vietnampassage/City/city.colonial.html
    ● https://www.historyextra.com/period/victorian/alternate-history-what-if-britai
    n-france-war-1898-africa-fashoda-incident/
    ○ Numerous tools exist to bypass paywalls.
    ● https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-47817530

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