Question

The French colonization effort in Southeast Asia was supported by republicans such as _________, who argued that "______the superior races have a right vis-à-vis the inferior races______________ They have a right to civilize them."

Answer 1

The answer is: Jules Ferry

The French colonization effort in Southeast Asia was supported by republicans such as _Jules Ferry_, who argued that "the superior races have a right vis-à-vis the inferior races. They have a right to civilize them."

Explanation:

In July 1885, the French premier Jules Ferry argued that "superior races" had a right and duty to civilize those "inferior" to them.

Ferry also played a major part in the dramatic extension of France’s colonial territories.