Answer:
(a)
The European Countries acquired colonies in the East Asian countries to exploit
their natural resources. Like other European countries, the French also
propagated that it was their mission to bring the benefits of civilisation to
backward people.
Like the British in India, the French considered
that it was their duty to bring modern ideas into their
colonies even at the cost of destroying the local culture, beliefs, etc as
these were seen as outdated and prevented modern development.
(b) One group of people emphasised the need to use the
French language as the medium of instruction.
They thought by learning the French, the Vietnamese would
be introduced to the culture and civilisation of French. This would help create
an Asiatic French solidly tied to European French'.
The educated people in Vietnam would respect French
sentiments and ideals, other group was opposed to French being the only medium
of instruction. They suggested that Vietnamese be taught in lower classes and
French in the higher classes.
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