How did the French see their colonial empire as a “mission to civilize”? Give examples 1.2. How did cultural attitudes, including racism, justify colonial expansion and rule? Give examples.

Read the book, “The Great Hanoi Rat Hunt” by Michael G. Vann; Liz Clarke.

QUESTION SET 1
Re-read chapters 13 The Great Rat Hunt by Vann and Clarke. Then, referencing pages from these chapters, answer the following questions:

1.1 How did the French see their colonial empire as a “mission to civilize”? Give examples
1.2. How did cultural attitudes, including racism, justify colonial expansion and rule? Give examples.

** Min. 130 words (total), providing specific examples using quotes and citations from the text, using MLA in-line citations. Please also number your responses to correspond to the questions asked.

QUESTION SET 2
Re-read chapters 57 in The Great Rat Hunt by Vann and Clarke. Then, referencing pages from these chapters, answer the following questions:
2.1. What challenges did the French authorities face in trying to remove Hanoi’s rat population? Give examples
2.2. How did the Vietnamese outsmart the French colonial government? Give examples.

** Min. 130 words (total), providing specific examples using quotes and citations from the text, using MLA in-line citations. Please also number your responses to correspond to the questions asked.

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