South American countries were not.
Timor-Leste, Mongolia, Japan, Venezuela, Iran, Iceland and Lichtenstein were not controlled by France in the mid-1800s.
France controlled Tunisia under its protectorate from 1881 until 1956.
France controlled them through an Austrian-born Emperor, Maximillian.
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Russia took over in 1800.
France conquered Algeria in the 1830s and ruled the country until independence in 1962.
Latin America
France , Spain , UK
France and Spain
The countries that controlled Vietnam were Japan and France.
Latin America
Countries that controlled these were all European countries. Some of these are France, Britian, Portugal, Germany, Belgum, Spain and Italy. There were also a few independent countries.