COLONIALISM AND IMPERIALISM
IMPERIALISM IN ASIA
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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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True
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False
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Indochina, also called (until 1950) French Indochina or French Indochine Française, the three countries of Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia formerly associated with France, first within its empire and later within the French Union.
Detailed explanation-2: -The French Come to Indochina Over a period of more than 350 years the French gradually extended their control over Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos.
Detailed explanation-3: -French High Commissioner for Indochina Thierry d’Argenlieu in Saigon said that the 6 March agreement between the Việt Minh and the French did not apply to Cochinchina and announced the formation of the Republic of Cochin China for southern Vietnam.
Detailed explanation-4: -French colonialism in Vietnam lasted more than six decades. By the late 1880s, Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia were all controlled by France and collectively referred to as Indochine Français (French Indochina). Indochina became one of France’s most important colonial possessions.