how was Vietnamese exploited by the french
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Answer:
French colonialism in Vietnam lasted more than six decades. By the late 1880s, French-controlled Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia were collectively referred to as Indochine Français (French Indochina). Indochina became one of France’s most lucrative colonial possessions. It was part of a French empire that spanned northern and western Africa, as well as islands in the Caribbean and the Pacific.
Explanation:
1)To justify their imperialism, the French developed their own principle called the mission civilisatrice (or ‘civilising mission’). It was, in effect, a French form of the English ‘white man’s burden’.
2)French imperialists claimed it was their responsibility to colonise undeveloped regions in Africa and Asia, to introduce modern political ideas, social reforms, industrial methods and new technologies. Without European intervention, these places would remain backward, uncivilised and impoverished.
3)French imperialism was driven by a demand for resources, raw materials and cheap labour. The development of colonised nations was scarcely considered, except where it happened to benefit French interests.
4)French colonialism was more haphazard, expedient and brutal than British colonialism. Paris never designed or promoted a coherent colonial policy in Indochina. So long as it remained in French hands and open to French economic interests, the French government was satisfied.
5)French colonial governors, officials and bureaucrats had significant autonomy and authority, so often wielded more power than they should have or was necessary. This encouraged self-interest, corruption, venality and heavy-handedness.
6)the French employed a ‘divide and rule’ strategy, undermining Vietnamese unity by playing local mandarins, communities and religious groups against each other.
7)Under French colonial rule, there was no national identity or authority in Vietnam or its neighbours. According to one French colonial edict, it was even illegal to use the name ‘Vietnam’.