Explain any three problems faced by working classes of France during 18 century
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the bread cost was greater than one day's wage
the government of France increases the tax so much on them but nobles and clergy has not to pay tax
they have only one vote to select leader
Answer:
They faced major- problems which were:
(i) French citizen living in Vietnam (called colons) began opposing the government’s policy as they
thought they might lose their jobs to the educated Vietnamese.
(ii) The elites in Vietnam were mostly influenced by Chinese culture. To consolidate their power, the French authority had to counter this Chinese influence;
To solve this problem, the French authority took some steps as follows:
(i) Only the Vietnamese elite could enroll in the schools and only a few among those admitted, ultimately passed the school leaving examination.
(ii) Some policy-makers suggested that Vietnamese be taught in lower classes and French in the higher classes. The few who learned French could understand the culture and civilization of France and they could be rewarded with French citizenship.