History

The Nationalist Movement in Indo-China

Question:

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

Answer:

(i) The French began by building canals and draining lands in the Mekong delta to increase cultivation.
(ii) The vast system of irrigation works-canals and earthworks-built mainly with forced  labour, increased rice production and allowed the export of rice to the international market.
(iii) The area under rice cultivation went up from about 2,74,000 hectares in 1873 to around 1.1 million hectares in 1900 and 2.2 million in 1930.
(iv) Construction of railways also helped in the expansion of rice market.

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The Nationalist Movement in Indo-China

Q 1.

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

Q 2.

The US media and films played a major role in both supporting as well as criti ­cising the Vietnam war/ Explain.

Q 3.

How was Vietnam unified ? Explain.  [CBSE 2012]

Q 4.

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

Q 5.

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

Q 6.

Who was Huynh Phu so ?

Q 7.

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

Q 8.

What led to the spread of conservatism in Europe and what were its impacts?

Q 9.

What was the development in China- which took place in 1911 and inspired the Vietnamese nationalists ?

Q 10.

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 11.

Write a note on The Greek war of independence.

Q 12.

Under what circumstances Vietnam was divided into the north and south Vietnam ?
Or
Explain any four major challenges faced by the Democratic Republic of Vietnam.  [CBSE 2008, 2009(0), March 2012]

Q 13.

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 14.

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 15.

Why some policy makers of France to  emphasised the need to use the French language as a medium of instruction in Vietnam ?

Q 16.

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

Q 17.

Who was the founder of Vietnamese Communist Party? Under what circumstances was the Party formed ?

Q 18.

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

Q 19.

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

Q 20.

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

Q 21.

When were the Tonkin Free Schools established ? [CBSE 2011]

Q 22.

Who was the founder of Revolutionary Society ?

Q 23.

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

Q 24.

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 ?

Q 25.

‘The measures taken by the French to control the spread of bubonic plague in Hanoi created a serious problem.” Explain the statement.

Q 26.

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

Q 27.

Early Vietnamese nationalists had close relationship with Japan and China'. ^ Explain by giving examples.[CBSE 2013 (D)]
Or
Describe any five features of the Go East Movement'.

Q 28.

What did Liberal Nationalism Stand for?

Q 29.

How was nation visualized by artists?

Q 30.

Explain the impact of Vietnam War on Vietnam.

Q 31.

How did students in Vietnam fight against the colonial government's efforts to prevent Vietnamese from qualifying for white collar jobs' ? Explain.  [CBSE 2014(0)]

Q 32.

How was the maritime silk route useful for Vietnam ?   [CBSE 2015 (O)]

Q 33.

Who was Phan Boi Chau ?

Q 34.

Who was Trieu Au ?

Q 35.

What were the values which played an important role in the victory of Vietnamese over the mighty USA ?

Q 36.

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

Q 37.

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 38.

Write a note on Guiseppe Mazzini.

Q 39.

Write a note on Frankfurt parliament.

Q 40.

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]

Q 41.

(i) Why did the U.S. government decide to intervene in the Civil War in Vietnam  ?
(ii) What were its effects on the people of Vietnam ? [CBSE March 2012]
Or
The phase of struggle between 1965-1972 with US was called brutal of Vietnamese. Explain the reasons. [CBSE 2014]

Q 42.

Describe the French Revolution.

Q 43.

What were the reforms made by Napoleon?

Q 44.

What were the highlights of the Treaty of Vienna 1815?

Q 45.

What was the cause of Silesian weavers uprising? Comment on the viewpoint of the journalist.

Q 46.

Under what circumstances did the US enter the Vietnam war ? Explain.

Q 47.

Mention any two steps which were taken by the French to improve economic condition of Vietnam.

Q 48.

Why was the Tonkin Free School started in 1907 ?

Q 49.

Why most of the Vietnamese intellectuals were against the introduction of French curriculam in the schools ?

Q 50.

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