When did France first have a colony in India?
the 17th century.
Was there a lot of competition with other countries?
yes
Can you name one?
Spain
And another?
Portugal
Did England eventually become competition, too?
yes
What happened to France after going to battle with Great Britain and other countries?
it lost nearly all of its conquests.
What did France mainly rebuild itself?
a new empire
Where did it do this, primarily?
Africa
Anywhere else?
yes
Where?
Indochina and the South Pacific.
Who started out against the empire but became a supporter later?
Republicans
What did Germany do that brought about this change of stance?
started to build a colonial empire.
Did that newly developed empire begin to exchange goods with France?
yes
Can you name the main thing?
raw materials
And what did the empire start buying?
manufactured items
Ejsy
unknown
What's something that started to spread?
French civilization and language
What religion did they help spread?
Catholic
When did the first colonial empire cease to be?
1814
And what was it called after that?
the "second colonial empire"