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Foreign Domination (French Colonialism)

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How long was Vietnam dominated by China?
1000 years(111 BC - 938 AD)
French colonisation of Vietnam...
1858, Da Nang
French aim in colonising Indochina
"God, Gold and Glory"
When did the French occupy Vietnam?
1887-1940
After a 3 and a half year war after settlement. Tu Duc (emperor of Vietnam) did what?
Signed a treaty granting France most of Cochinchina
By 1887, France had control of...
All Vietnamese states ( Tonkin, Annam and Cochinchina) as well as Cambodia and Laos
The Indochina union
After 1887, Tonkin, Annam, Cochinchina, Cambodia and Laos were known as....
Rice and rubber
The French were able to exploit what resources in Vietnam?
landless peasants were forced to become factory/mine workers
What happened as a result of increasing taxes in Vietnam?
poor treatment. Thousands died of malnutrition and diseases caused by poor working conditions
What happened to factory/mine workers?
"The civilising mission". The European belief that they must "civilise" the primite people of Asia and Africa.
What is "White Man's" burden?
Modernising schooling system, building more schools, popularising western subjects offering a higher education in France to talented students
How did the French advance in their "Civilising Mission" - education
Strong promotion of Christianity particularly Catholicism in the predominantly Bhuddist nation
How did the French advance in their "Civilising Mission" - spiritual beliefs
It fed the Vietnamese hostility toward foreign powers and increased determination for independence of culture, land and tradition.
How did French Colonisation cause the First Indochinese war?
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