The French and Australian assimilationist policies differed from each other in several ways:
1. Approach towards indigenous peoples: France mainly focused on intermarriage and encouraging indigenous people to adopt French customs and language. Australia, on the other hand, forcibly removed indigenous children from their families to assimilate them into white society, a policy known as the Stolen Generations.
2. Application of scientific racism: While Australia did promote the use of scientific racism to determine who would receive rights and benefits, such as the "White Australia" policy, France did not explicitly adopt this approach. France's assimilationist policies were more focused on cultural assimilation through intermarriage.
3. Attitude towards indigenous languages and culture: France had a more tolerant approach towards indigenous languages and culture, recognizing them as part of French national heritage. In contrast, Australia viewed indigenous languages and customs as inferior and actively discouraged their practice.
4. Assimilation methods: France established schools and institutions to assimilate indigenous peoples voluntarily, providing them with education and opportunities to adopt French culture. Australia, on the other hand, forcibly removed indigenous children from their families and placed them in institutions where they were forbidden to practice their indigenous traditions and forced to adopt European customs.
Overall, while both France and Australia pursued assimilationist policies towards indigenous peoples, the methods and approaches they employed differed significantly.
how did the french and australian assimilationist policies differ from each other?
France and Austrilia used the same assimilationist policies in every instance
austrlia promoted the use of scientific racism when determining who would recieve rihts while france used a policu of intermarriage
france promoted the idea of scientific racism whole austrilia rejected it in favor of social darwism
France created schools to assimale willing indigenous peoples while austrilia took children to forcib;y assimalte indigeous peoples
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