Question

how and when did the french take control over vietnam?

Answer 1

French troops landed in VIETNAM in 1858.
After the Franco- chinese war, french control over the Anann.
At beginning, French made vietnam a colony. making canals , good irrigation system .
start producing rice and more rubber plantation .
In 1931 vietnam became a third largest exporter of rice in the world.
Then french tried to interfair in vietnamese religion to prevent the impact of china culture.