Absolutism Vs Paternalism
Britain and the United States preferred indirect control whereas most other European countries and France wanted to have direct control. Indirect control has a couple of different ideas which included: the user of local government officials, there was limited self-rule, the main goal was to develop future leaders, and the government institutions were based on many European styles. There was a legislative council which included colonial officials and professionals nominated by the governor for each individual colony(s). Direct control on the other hand consisted of the opposite ideas of indirect control. The French and Europeans much rather wanted direct control which led this country to the idea of a policy called paternalism. Women in Africa