Discuss the strengths and weaknesses of the colonial administration of Senegal to 1960.

The question requires that candidates offer a considered and balanced review of the strengths and weaknesses of the colonial administration of Senegal up to the given time. Candidates may offer equal coverage of strengths and weaknesses or they may prioritize their discussion of one over the other. However, both aspects will be a feature of the response. Candidates may refer to the system of assimilation that was used to replace traditional Senegalese culture and advance the French language. They may suggest that France utilized Senegal for the benefit of France, for example, Senegal was permitted to trade only with France. There may be reference to the development of the Senegalese economy with its production of cash crops (mainly groundnuts), or reference the development of education.