The Nationalist Movement in Indo-China (Chapter-2)

How the Vietnam War came to an end?

Explain the four measures taken by the French to solve the problem of plague.

How did the Vietnamese use their limited resources in the war against the US under the leadership of Ho chi Minh?

Explain the main features of go east movement.

Who was the founder of the Hao Hao movement in 1937? What was his contribution?

Why did the students formed various political parties in Vietnam?

What steps did the French take to counter the Chinese influence in Vietnam?

Why did the French wanted to educate the people of Vietnam?

What was their fear in doing so?

What was the role of women in the anti-imperial struggle in Vietnam? Compare this with the role of women in the nationalist struggle in India.

Write an evaluation of the Vietnamese war against the US from the point of

(a) a porter on the Ho Chi Minh trail.

(b) a woman soldier.

What was Phan Chu Trinh's objective for Vietnam? How were his ideas different from those of Phan Boi Chau?

Explain the causes of the US involvement in the war in Vietnam. What effect did this involvement have on life within the US itself?

Describe the ideas behind the Tonkin Free School. To what extent was it a typical example of colonial ideas in Vietnam?

What was the role of religious groups in the development of anti-colonial feeling in Vietnam?

Explain the following:

(a) Only one-third of the students in Vietnam would pass the school-leaving examinations.

(b) The French began building canals and draining lands in the Mekong delta.

(c) The government made the Saigon Native Girls School take back the students it had expelled.

(d) Rats were most common in the modern, newly built areas of Hanoi.

With reference to what you have read in this chapter, discuss the influence of China on Vietnam's culture and life.

Write a note on:

(a) What was meant by the 'civilising mission' of the colonisers

(b) Huynh Phu So