Assimilation was a major ideological component of French colonialism. The concept of assimilation in French colonial discourse was based on the idea of spreading French culture to France's colonies in
Blaise Diagne, an African politician in French West Africa and a major supporter of the "assimilation" concept.
Francization or Francisation, also known as Frenchification, is the expansion of French language use—either through willful adoption or coercion—by more and more social groups who had not before used
Assimilation (French colonialism)
…citizens, which included being able to serve in the army. That was especially important during World War I, and the resolution passed on October 19, 1915. Francization Évolués…
The Office québécois de la langue française's main office, located in the old building of the École des beaux-arts de Montréal