Reasons+and+Factors+for+French+Imperialism

=Reasons for French Imperialism= The country of France had many reasons to start Imperialism. France wanted to protect their religious missons in the region of Indochina. The people of Indochina wanted to eliminate the catholic religion. There were Anti-Christian persecutions in the eastern part of Indochina. The French didn't want to have their religion that they established there to be gone. The Anti- Christian group had killed seven French missionaries. After that Napoleon III ordered the french army to invade and capture southern Vietnam. Later, the French army added Laos and Cambodia. France was able to take control of North Vietnam after winning the Sino-French war against China. The French also wanted to find a southern trade route that led them to China. They wanted to trade more because they have never been very succesful when it comes to trading. Indochina aslo had a lot of resources that were usful to France, Indochina had a lot of tin, pepper, coal, and an abundant supply of rice.

=﻿Factors that helped France Colonize Indochina=
 * France had a stronger and more powerful army than Indochina
 * France had superior technology over Indochina since France underwent the Industrial Revolution
 * France already had some missionary bases set up in Indochina, so France could easily attack if necessary
 * France wanted to obtain Indochinas' natural resources so they could trade them easlily in China with the new trade route they set up
 * Indochinas' people didn't really like each other, so the country of Vietnam was on the verge of a civil war