There is an impressive list of countries that were once colonized by the French, on every continent, among them:
- large parts of Canada and of the United States
- numerous islands in the Caribbean
- nearly all of Northern Africa,
- large parts of sub-Saharan Africa,
- Djibouti,
- numerous islands in the Indian ocean including Madagascar
- Middle East (Lebanon, Syria)
- Asia (half of India, Cambodia, Laos, Viêt Nam, territories in China)
- Pacific : numerous islands including Tahiti
France colonized three Asian countries completely: Vietnam, Cambodia, and Laos. France maintained mandates in the current countries of Lebanon and Syria (part of which is now in Turkey). France also had smaller colonies in India, such as Pondicherry, and a large sphere of influence in China.
France didnt want to only Belgian wanted to colonize congo
Germany didn't try to colonize France, Germany succeeded in colonizing France in 1940 after the French government surrendered to Germany.
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FranceCountry which colonize Algeria is France.
No. Since Mexico became an independent nation in 1821, it hasn't tried to conquer or "colonize" other countries.
Colonizers tended to underestimate the importance of their technology in enabling them to colonize other countries.
France colonized Mali.
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