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Answer the following question.
Interpret the contribution of French in the economic development of the Mekong Delta region.
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Solution
The French built canals and drained lands in the Mekong delta to increase rice cultivation. Used forced labour for the construction of irrigation facilities to improve rice cultivation, built infrastructure and transportation facilities for the export of agricultural produce.
Infrastructure projects were undertaken for the transportation of goods for trade, movement of the military garrison and to establish control over the entire region.
Concept: Nationalist Movement in Indo- China - French Colonialism in Indo-china
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