To match the growth of the British Empire</zzz>
They feared the growing strength of the British Empire.
The French wanted to match the expansion of the British Empire
To match the growth of the British Empire</zzz> They feared the growing strength of the British Empire.
To match the growth of the British Empire</zzz> They feared the growing strength of the British Empire.
To match the growth of the British Empire</zzz> They feared the growing strength of the British Empire.
To match the growth of the British Empire</zzz> They feared the growing strength of the British Empire.
To match the growth of the British Empire</zzz> They feared the growing strength of the British Empire.
To match the growth of the British Empire</zzz> They feared the growing strength of the British Empire.
The French no longer have colonies in southeast Asia. At one time, before WW2 and the Japanese pushed them out, they had colonies in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia. When they attempted to reestablish them at the end of the war, they were again sent packing and left the US holding the bag, hence a couple decades of the Vietnam conflict.
Japan invaded the entire area around East and Southeast Asia.
To match the growth of the British Empire</zzz> They feared the growing strength of the British Empire.
france gave up colonies in southeast Asia?
French Indochina