Question

What was the main motive of the french to develop the infrastructural project in Vietnam? Explain how far did they success in their mission

Answer 1

The main motive of the French was to exploit the natural resources and other essential goods from Vietnam.
The following points state that, the French succeeded in their mission
(i) For development of their own business profit, the French began to develop the infrastructural projects in Vietnam.
(ii) The French began by building canals and
draining lands in the Mekong delta of Vietnam to increase cultivation.
(iii) The vast system of irrigation works canals and earthworks built mainly with forced labour of the natives, increased rice production.
(iv) The area under rice cultivation went up from 2,74,000 hectares in 1873 to 1.1 million hectares in 1900 and 2.2 million in 1930.
(v) It exported two-third of its rice production and by 1931, Vietnam became the third largest exporter of rice in the world

Answer 2

i. The basic aim of the french to.

develop the infrastructural project

in vietnam was to get supply of

natural resources and other

essential goods .

ii. The french succeeded in their mission as -

i. The area under rice cultivation went from merely 274000 hectare in 1900 and 2.2 million in 1930.

ii. By 1930 vitenam became the third largest exporter of rice in the world.

iii. vitenam was also linked to other nations like china and Thailand throughrail.