‘The measures taken by the French to control the spread of bubonic plague in Hanoi created a serious problem.” Explain the statement.
(i) For the Vietnamese the rat hunt seemed to provide an early lesson in the success of collective bargaining. Those who did the dirty work of entering sewers found that if they came together they could negotiate a higher bounty.
(ii) They also discovered innovative ways to profit from this situation. The bounty was paid when a tail was given as proof that a rat had been killed. So the rat-catchers took to just clipping the tails and releasing the rats, so that the process could be repeated, over and over again. Some people, in fact, began raising rats to earn a bounty.
(iii)Defeated by the resistance of the weak, the French were forced to scrap the bounty programme. None of this prevented the bubonic plague, which swept through the area in 1903 and in subsequent years.
(iv) In a way, the rat menace marks the limits of French power and the contradiction in their ‘civilising mission.’
(v) The actions ‘of the rat-catchers tell us of the numerous small ways in which colonialism was fought in everyday life.
Mention any two steps which were taken by the French government to improve transportation in Vietnam.
Explain the steps taken by the French in the field of education in Vietnam. What was their motive behind this ? [CBSE March 2011]
What is the Ho Chi Minh trail? Describe any three points of its importance. [CBSE Comp. (D) 2008, March 2011]
Name the Vietnamian nationalist who wanted to establish a Democratic Republic in Vietnam ?
What changes did Napoleon introduce to make the administrative system more efficient in the territories ruled by him?
What was the role of religious groups in the development of the anti-colonial feeling in Vietnam? [CBSE March 2011]
What was the ‘civilizing mission' of the colonisers ? Mention any two steps taken by the French under this. What was the real motive behind this mission ?
How was the idea of “looking modem” implemented in Tonkin Free School ? Explain. [CBSE 2012]
US entry into the war marked a new phase that proved costly to the Vietnamese as well as to the Americans.” Explain. [CBSE 2014]
The French thought colonialisation necessary'. Give reasons.
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Why did the French think that colonies were necessary ? Explain. [CBSE 2012]
Who was Paul Bernard ? What were his views regarding the development of colonies ?
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Describe the views of Paul Bernard on the question of development of the colonies. Mention any three barriers to which were a hurdle in improving the economy of Vietnam. [CBSE 2011]
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How did Paul Bernard argue in favour of economic development of Vietnam ? Explain. [CBSE 2015 (O)]
Describe any three steps taken by the French to develop agriculture in Vietnam. [CBSE March 2012 (O), 2013 (D)]
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Describe any five steps taken by the French for the development of the ‘Mekong Delta Region’. [CBSE 2015 (O)]
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What did France do to increase cultivation in Vietnam ? How did it affect the rice cultivation by 1931 ? [CBSE 2014]
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Describe the major steps taken by the French to develop agriculture in Vietnam.
There were two broad opinions on the new education policy introduced by the French in Vietnam'. Discuss. [CBSE March 2011]
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Explain the two opinions on the question of the use of the French language as the medium of instruction in the French i schools established for the Vietnamese in Vietnam. [CBSE 2010 (D)]
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Why did some French policy makers in Vietnam emphasis the need to use the French language as the medium of instruction ? [CBSE 2015]
What was the development in China- which took place in 1911 and inspired the Vietnamese nationalists ?
Why was conflict started in Vietnam against French colonizers in all areas of life ? Explain. [CBSE 2010 (D)]
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‘The French discriminated the Vietnamese in all areas of life.' Explain.
Education was used as a mode by the French to strengthen their rule in Vietnam whereas it was used as a weapon by the Vietnamese to fight against the colonalism'. Explain.
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How did the French seek to strengthen their rule in Vietnam through the control of education ? [CBSE 2014]
Write a note on
(a) What was meant by the ‘civilizing mission' of the colonisers ?
(b) Huynh Phu So.
To counter the Chinese influence what steps did the French take in the sphere of education ? What were the two broad opinions on this question ? [CBSE 2012]
Explain the reasons for the French Colonisers to scrap the bounty programme for rat hunting in 1902-03. [CBSE 2014]
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What was the purpose to start ‘Rat Hunt’ programme by the French in Vietnam in 1902 ? How the purpose got defeated ?[CBSE 2012]
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Describe the ‘Rat Hunt’ activity introduced by the French in Vietnam. [CBSE 2015 (O)]
Who were Marianne and Germania? What was the importance of the way in which they were portrayed?
‘The measures taken by the French to control the spread of bubonic plague in Hanoi created a serious problem.” Explain the statement.
Describe the ideas behind the Tonkin Free School. To what extent was it a typical example of colonial ideas in Vietnam ? [CBSE 2009 (F), 2013 (O)]
What steps did the French revolutionaries take to create a sense of collective identity among the French people?