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What was the purpose of the French effort to study Vietnamese plants and medicines?
What was the purpose of the French effort to study Vietnamese plants and medicines?
- To understand and treat sicknesses among the Vietnamese people (correct)
- To establish control over the Vietnamese healthcare system
- To undermine the traditional medicine practices in Vietnam
- To develop treatments for malaria and cholera in France
What was one of the outcomes of the French efforts to build hospitals in Vietnam?
What was one of the outcomes of the French efforts to build hospitals in Vietnam?
- Deterioration of healthcare services in Vietnam
- Creation of separate healthcare facilities for the French colonizers (correct)
- Improvement of healthcare for both the French and Vietnamese people
- Exclusion of the Vietnamese people from receiving medical treatment
What was the broader objective of the French rules to keep sick people away from healthy people in Vietnam?
What was the broader objective of the French rules to keep sick people away from healthy people in Vietnam?
- To promote better hygiene practices among the Vietnamese people
- To maintain colonial control and influence in Vietnam (correct)
- To prevent the spread of diseases within the French community
- To isolate the Vietnamese population from the French colonizers