Tonkin Affair
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The Tonkin Affair was a late 19th-century French political scandal and military setback in Indochina that provoked fierce parliamentary controversy and ultimately toppled the government of Jules Ferry.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical event
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parliamentary crisis ⓘ political scandal ⓘ |
| characterizedBy |
criticism of colonial expansion costs
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debate over responsibility for military defeat ⓘ fierce parliamentary controversy ⓘ |
| chronology | occurred near the end of the Sino-French War ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| describedAs | military setback in Indochina that toppled the government of Jules Ferry ⓘ |
| followedBy | resignation of Jules Ferry as prime minister of France ⓘ |
| governmentOverthrown | second government of Jules Ferry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCause |
French military setbacks in Tonkin
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French reverse at the Battle of Lang Son ⓘ controversy over colonial expansion in Indochina ⓘ defeat of French forces at the Battle of Bang Bo ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
fall of the second Jules Ferry government
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intensified parliamentary opposition to colonial policy ⓘ public debate over French colonial expansion ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Tonkin, northern Vietnam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfRecord | French ⓘ |
| location |
French Indochina
NERFINISHED
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Tonkin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
French colonial policy in Indochina
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Sino-French War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mediaCoverage | French press of the 1880s ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
French parliamentary opposition
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radical and socialist deputies in France ⓘ |
| participant |
French Army
NERFINISHED
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French Chamber of Deputies NERFINISHED ⓘ French Third Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ Jules Ferry NERFINISHED ⓘ Qing dynasty China NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Sino-French War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalContext | French Third Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalIssue |
costs of colonial wars
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responsibility of the executive to parliament in wartime ⓘ |
| precededBy | French military advance in Tonkin ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
French colonial empire
NERFINISHED
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Tonkin Campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ Treaty of Tientsin (1885) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result |
temporary setback for French colonial expansion policy
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weakening of pro-colonial majority in parliament ⓘ |
| significantYear | 1885 ⓘ |
| startTime | 1885 ⓘ |
| timePeriod | late 19th century ⓘ |
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