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The French wanted to match the expansion of the British Empire

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The motive for the French to establish colonies in Southeast Asia was that the French wanted to match the expansion of the British Empire.

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What was the southeast Asian country involved in the Vietnam war?

Laos.


What country borders Vietnam on the west?

Laos and Cambodia border Vietnam on the west. Vietnam is located on the eastern edge of the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia.


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What is southeast Asian country and a neighbor of Vietnam and Cambodia?

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What Southeast Asian nation are still ruled by a communist regime?

Vietnam and Laos. North Korea and China are also communist but are not in South-East Asia.


Why would Europe colonize Laos?

The primary desire from France, which colonized Laos, was to try to colonize Siam, which fizzled out. However, they maintained control from a position of pride in the French colonial endeavor.


What countried border Laos in Southeast Asia?

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