The Portuguese were the first traders to start trade with Indo-china countries. They were followed by the Spaniards, the Dutch, the English and the French.
Other than the French, no one tried to establish a colony by establishing political dominance over making change in power and from the handed of the elite to the this territory.
But France was trying in this direction from the very beginning. The objectives of colonization in France Indo-China were as follows :
- Trade Competition : The main objective of the colonization of Indo-China by France was to face the trade competition of Dutch and British companies. The French were lagging behind in India and the trading rivals in China were mainly the British. Therefore, as a protective are they found they region of Indo-China to be appropriate, where he would stand and hand difficult situations on both sides of India and China.
- Availability of raw materials and market : For industrial revolution large quantities of raw materials are used for the smooth operation of various industries. And there was a market requirement for the consumption of the finished products. Both these requirements were met by sub-establishment.
- The responsibility of being So-called White : The self- declared responsibility of the European. White people to bring a civilized society to the backward black people. They considered it is a God given responsibility.
- Propagation of Catholicism : The propagation of Catholicism was also the objective. For the fulfilment of these objectives, France on its own strength occupied the whole of Indo-China by the beginning of the 20th Century
