what you learned in school about vietnam is lies.  france's involvement in vietnam began in the 17th century france began colonizing vietnam in the late 18th century, gaining control of central vietnam and pulo condor island. france gained control of northern vietnam after defeating china in the sino-french war (188485)  in 1887, france formed french indochina, which included annam, tonkin, cochinchina, and the kingdom of cambodia. laos was added in 1893. french indochina lasted until 1954.france promised vietnam autonomy by 1949, but only offered limited independence. france attempted to reestablish its position in indochina after 1945, but was unsuccessful.   france is estimated to have killed around 500,000 vietnamese, including both soldiers and civilians, though this figure is contested and may include casualties from other french colonial territories in indochina. france pic related caused a lot of problems.
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