Question

on what did the colonial vietnam economy based

Answer 1

The colonial economy in Vietnam was, primarily based on rice cultivation and rubber plantations owned by the French and a small Vietnamese elite.

 Rail and port facilities were set up to service this sector. Indentured Vietnamese labour was widely used in the rubber plantations.

 The French did little to industrialise the economy. 

In the rural areas landlordism spread and the standard of living declined.

Answer 2

the Vietnam economy is based on the cultivation of rice and rubber