2007-01-28 10:23:14 · 4 answers · asked by Karan Sharma 2 in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
France colonized Vietnam because of it's growing interest in the region since the begnining of the Nguyen Dynasty in the early 1800's. The First Nguyen Emperor, Gia Long, and his next four successors were against French involvement in Vietnam. Their persecution of Catholic missionaries was the excuse France used to invade and occupy Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos to create the French colony known as Indochina.
2007-01-29 19:11:46 · answer #1 · answered by MojaveDan 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
In the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, many european powers were deviding up Africa and Asia to profit from there resources, even at the expense of those countries' populations. France just simply thought they could get away with whomever they colonized, just like everyone else in Europe at the time.
2007-01-28 10:33:19 · answer #2 · answered by Mark F 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Most colonizations, including Vietnam , were for resources, commodities and adding to your empires power base.
Vietnam was rich in rubber ( 1 of the 7 other commodities, besides foodstuffs, fuels and metals) among other things.
2007-01-28 10:38:58 · answer #3 · answered by kate 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Who Colonized Vietnam
2017-02-24 18:05:10 · answer #4 · answered by kinlen 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋