Episode 13: The Formation of French Indochina

Pre-colonized Vietnam was split into three states, Cochinchina, Annam, and Tonkin. Cochinchina covered the most southern part of Vietnam in which its primary city was Saigon. Annam was the central state of Vietnam where the ancient capital of Vietnam, Hue, was located. Tonkin was the most northern region where its main city was Hanoi. The first European arrival to Indochina, which was made up of Vietnam, Cambodia, and Laos, began with Portuguese and Dutch missionaries during the 16th and 17th centuries, respectively. These missionaries’ main objective was to start up trading posts along the Vietnamese coast. Book The Forgotten Theater of WWII of China-Burma-India References 1. "Chapter 1 The French in Indochina - Digital History." http://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/teachers/lesson_plans/pdfs/unit12_1.pdf. Accessed 9 Sep. 2019. 2. Dommen, Arthur J.  (2001). The Indochinese Experience of the French and the Americans: nationalism and communism in Cambodia, Laos, and Vietnam. Bloomington: Indiana University Press, p. 4-18. 3. Goscha, Christopher E. (2016). Vietnam: A New History. Basic Books: New York, p. 88. "Chapter 1 The French in Indochina - Digital History." --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/pacific-atrocities-education/support