French Colonisation - The Vietnam War

By 1884 Vietnam had been divided into 3 territories & French law & culture were taking hold.

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[peterdavy]

According to an old story, when the US asked the British to join with the Australians and NZ in sending troops to Vietnam, the Brits refused. The Pentagon said that Vietnam was strategically important. The British reply was that if Vietnam was strategically important we wouldn't have let the French grab it.

[JoeIrregular]

My Great Grandmother was a french colonizer in Indochina, she passed this last February. She used to tell us stories about her time in Vietnam, and her comical hatred of french people. I really miss you Grabby.

[TheBuckeyeHistoryGuy]

Napoleon III: "I hope that the newly acquired colony of Vietnam will bring prosperity for the future."
History: "DOUBT"

[zephira]

French ran the "Regie de l'Opium" which was established as soon as French occupied Vietnam in 19th Century. The "Regie de l'Opium" established French monopoly on opium trade all over Indochina. The Opium refinery was established in Saigon. Opium taxes accounted for up to 30% of Indochina Budget. It was only in 1946 that French "Regie de l'Opium" was closed after the UN and he US put France under pressure: Marshal Plan aid would only be provided to France once the Opium trade would be stopped in her colonies. In 1947, the French converted the 2, 000 Opium dens in "De-intoxication Clinics". After 1947, Opium Trade went under-ground and was controlled by French Service secrets in connection with Mafia Corsican gangs. After French defeat at Dien Bien Phu and French departure from Indochina, the profitable Opium/Narcotic trade was redirected to the US using the infrastructure established in Indochina: this led to the "French Connection", where gang members were former French secret service (SDECE) operatives.

[EnsoLLC]

People keep saying bad thing about the French Colonization but forgot what the Chinese had did, they took away our language writing system and we had to learned a different form of Chinese which was very difficult. Many Vietnamese were illiterate before the invention of the current writing system.

[Ziggysprints]

The people, united, will never be defeated.

[karangupta]

Can anyone tell me where can I watch the complete episode online? or buy it?

[fengxiong]

1:19 that house modern. Looks like it could be from today

[jacobmarin-luna]

Now lets do a video about France being defeated by Mexico 😆

[Hootchi]

1:19 in the picture I think it was photo shopped

[lin]

Wierdly a Vietnamese colleague says Vietnam is the only country that has never been colonised. I wonder what they teach in school.

[emgailinhka]

In 1682 Louis XIV of France and lord Trinh Tac of north Vietnam sent the first diplomat letters to each other.

[ericlouclair]

Indeed, great Vietnam people kicked out the french colonizers!
Modernization need be done by yourself!

[TamNguyen-nlcf]

France divided viet nam into three p a r ts.

[hermannboyen]

Vietnam before 1858 was also a hermit kingdom

[g-love]

Commodities, rubber, rice, various crops and on and on .. its about power and 💰.. they could care less about the red etc..

[whitewolf]

1885 its the 1st time when french start their plan to atked vietnam so they wasn't occupied vietnam in 1884

[supercruiser]

I doubt any Vietnamese would have sided with the French as this video stated. More like Viet tribes were warring with each other than sided with the French for more fire power.

[THEinzbern]

British colonies: Wealthy and high education
French colonies: Poverty and asdasdasdsadasd.

[cudanmang_theog]

I hate everything related to "Vietnam war", "French Indochina"