Question

Which European country colonized Vietnam?
A) France
B) USA
C) Germany
D) England

Answer 1

Hint: The year 1802, The Nguyen Dynasty took control of the locale of Vietnam and named the country Vietnam. The Nguyen Dynasty was the last ruling lineage of Vietnam. They expanded the empire to Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam.

Complete answer:
With the arrival of the Jesuit missionary Alexandre de Rhodes in the early seventeenth century French–Vietnamese relations started. The European association in Vietnam was restricted to exchange and trade amid the 18th century, as the astoundingly fruitful work of the Jesuit missionaries proceeded.
In 1858 France takes control of Vietnam making it a French colony and later the French established a protectorate in Cambodia in 1862 and 1863 respectively and annexed Cochinchina. Two more territories were incorporated into the union: the Laotian protectorate and the French took control over the Chinese territory of Guangzhouwan after extending control over the northern Vietnam through the Tonkin campaign. The French misused the assets within the locale amid their rule, but also contributed to enhancements of the health and education framework within the locale. Vietnam was partitioned into North and South by the Arrangement of Geneva.
Hence, the correct answer is, option (A) ‘France’.

Note: After the Fall of France amid World War II, until March 1945 the colony of Vietnam was managed by the Vichy government and was beneath Japanese occupation, when the Japanese ousted the colonial administration. After Bao Dai was forced to resign in 1945, after the revolution by Vietminh, the official end of the Nguyen Dynasty.