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The Nationalist Movement in Indo-China

Question:

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 ?

Answer:

Like the British in India, the French claimed that they were bringing modem civilisation to the Vietnamese. They were of the opinion that Europe had developed the most advanced civilization. So it became the duty of the Europeans to introduce modem ideas in their colonies.
(i)  They introduced modern education.
(ii) Tonkin Free Schools were opened to provide modern education.
Motive : The real motive behind this motion was to exploit the natural and human resources of Vietnam.

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The Nationalist Movement in Indo-China

Q 1.

What were the highlights of the Treaty of Vienna 1815?

Q 2.

What was the role of religious groups in the development of the anti-colonial feeling in Vietnam? [CBSE March 2011]

Q 3.

How did nationalism and the idea of the nation-state emerge?

Q 4.

Mention any two steps which were taken by the French government to improve transportation in Vietnam.

Q 5.

Why did education become a dilemma for the French Colonisers ? Give two reasons.

Q 6.

Name any two countries with which Vietnamese nationalists had a close relationship.

Q 7.

How was French Indo-China formed ?  [CBSE Comp. (O) 2008]

Q 8.

Describe any three steps taken by the French to develop agriculture in Vietnam.  [CBSE March 2012 (O), 2013 (D)]
Or
Describe any five steps taken by the French for the development of the ‘Mekong Delta Region’.     [CBSE 2015 (O)]
Or
What did France do to increase cultivation in Vietnam ? How did it affect the rice cultivation by 1931 ?      [CBSE 2014]
Or
Describe the major steps taken by the French to develop agriculture in Vietnam.

Q 9.

Write a note on
(a) What was meant by the ‘civilizing mission' of the colonisers ?
(b) Huynh Phu So.

Q 10.

What was the impact of the Great Depression of 1929 on Vietnam ?

Q 11.

What was the theme of the book, The History of the loss of Vietnam ?'  [CBSE 2014]

Q 12.

Describe the rise of imperialism.

Q 13.

Mention the main base of colonial economy of Vietnam. [CBSE 2008 (D)]

Q 14.

Mention any two proposals suggested by Bernard to improve the economic condition of Vietnam.

Q 15.

Name any one party formed by the students of Vietnam to fight against the colonial government ?

Q 16.

Name the Vietnamian nationalist who wanted to establish a Democratic Republic in Vietnam ?

Q 17.

Give two examples to show that in the 18th century Europe there were no nation states.

Q 18.

What was the Romantic Imagination about a nation?

Q 19.

There were two broad opinions on the new education policy introduced by the French in Vietnam'. Discuss.  [CBSE March 2011]
 Or
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)]
Or
Why did some French policy makers in  Vietnam emphasis the need to use the French language as  the medium of    instruction ?   [CBSE 2015]

Q 20.

What were the major features of the new schools of Western learning introduced in Vietnam by the French ?
Or
Explain four features of the education being given in the Tonkin Free Schools which was started to provide the western style of education in Vietnam.  [CBSE Comp. (O) 2008]

Q 21.

Explain the reasons for the popularity of ‘Go East Movement. [CBSE March 2011]

Q 22.

Who was Huynh Phu so ?

Q 23.

Name any two films which were produced in USA on Vietnam War.

Q 24.

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.
Or
How did the French seek to strengthen their rule in Vietnam through the control of education ?   [CBSE 2014]

Q 25.

How did the textbooks represent Vietnamese during the period of French colonization ? Explain. [CBSE 2014]

Q 26.

How was the idea of “looking modem” implemented in Tonkin Free School ? Explain.                     [CBSE 2012]

Q 27.

Write a note on Count Camillo de Cavour.

Q 28.

Explain what is meant by the 1848 revolution of the liberals. What were the political, social and economic ideas supported by the liberals?

Q 29.

Who was Phan Boi Chau ? Explain his role in arousing anti-imperialist sentiments.

Q 30.

US entry into the war marked a new phase that proved costly to the Vietnamese as well as to the Americans.” Explain.                       [CBSE 2014]

Q 31.

Why were the Middle class so named?

Q 32.

What was ‘Go East Movement'?  [CBSE 2008 (D), March 2011]

Q 33.

Name the countries which forms the Indo ­China.

Q 34.

What were the major barriers to economic growth in Vietnam according to Bernard ?

Q 35.

Why was the Tonkin Free School started in 1907 ?

Q 36.

Name any two religions practiced in Vietnam.

Q 37.

What was the result of Geneva peace negotiation which took place after the defeat of the French forces in Vietnam ?

Q 38.

Why US decided to intervene in Vietnam war ?

Q 39.

Who were Trung sisters ?

Q 40.

When did the conflict with the US end in Vietnam and how ?

Q 41.

What is the meaning of concentration camps ?                     [CBSE 2015 (O)]

Q 42.

Explain the role of women in the anti ­imperial struggle in Vietnam.
[CBSE March 2011]
Or
Evaluate the role of Vietnamese women during 1960s war period and after the war in peace time.  [CBSE 2008, 2010 (F) 2014 (D) Compt.]
Or
Who wrote the play based on the lives of Trung sisters ? What was depicted in the play ? [CBSE 2014]

Q 43.

How has Vietnam become the third largest exporter of rice in the world during French colonialisation ? Explain four causes. [CBSE Comp. (D) 2008]

Q 44.

How did the long war between the US and Vietnam come to an end ? Describe.  [CBSE 2012]

Q 45.

Explain the reasons for the French Colonisers to scrap the bounty programme for rat hunting in 1902-03. [CBSE 2014]
Or
What was the purpose to start ‘Rat Hunt’ programme by the French in Vietnam in 1902 ? How the purpose got defeated ?[CBSE 2012]
Or
Describe the ‘Rat Hunt’ activity introduced by the French in Vietnam. [CBSE 2015 (O)]

Q 46.

Write a note on The Greek war of independence.

Q 47.

What steps did the French revolutionaries take to create a sense of collective identity among the French people?

Q 48.

How was the history of nationalism in Britain unlike the rest of Europe?

Q 49.

How was education used as a weapon by the Vietnamese to fight against the colonialism ? Explain.

Q 50.

Who was Phan Chu Trinh ? How did he help in the modernisation of Vietnam ?  [CBSE March 2011]
Or
Explain any four ideas of Phan Chu Trinh. [CBSE March 2011, 2012, 2013(D), 2014(F)]
Or
Explain the features of the ideology of Phan Chu Trinh. [CBSE March 2011]
Or
Explain the ideas of Phan Chu Trinh to establish a democratic republic in Viet ­nam.                   [CBSE 2014]