History

The Nationalist Movement in Indo-China

Question:

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.

Answer:

(i) Building canals : The French began by building canals and draining land in the Mekong delta to increase cultivation. The vast system of irrigation works canals and earthworks – built mainly with forced labour, increased rice production.
(ii)  Building of ports : To export the surplus production French built ports. These ports were used to export the rice to the international market.
(iii) Increasing area under rice cultivation :
The area under rice cultivation went up from 274,000 hectares in 1873 to 1.1 million hectares in 1900 and 2.2 million in 1930. Vietnam exported two-thirds of its rice production and by 1931 had become the third largest exporter of rice in the world.
(iv) Construction of rail network :
Construction of a trans-Indo-China rail network that would link the northern and southern parts of Vietnam and China was begun. This final link with Yunan in China was completed by 1910. The second line was also built, linking Vietnam to Siam (as Thailand was then called), via the Cambodian capital of Phnom Penh.
(v) Establishing rubber estates : Many new rubber estates owned by the French businessmen were established. Indentured Vietnamese labour was widely used in the rubber plantations.

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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.

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

Q 5.

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

Q 6.

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

Q 7.

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

Q 8.

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

Q 9.

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

Q 10.

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 11.

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

Q 12.

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 13.

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

Q 14.

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

Q 15.

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

Q 16.

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 17.

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

Q 18.

Describe the rise of imperialism.

Q 19.

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

Q 20.

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

Q 21.

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

Q 22.

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

Q 23.

Name any two religions practiced in Vietnam.

Q 24.

Who was Huynh Phu so ?

Q 25.

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 26.

Why were the Middle class so named?

Q 27.

What was the Romantic Imagination about a nation?

Q 28.

What did Liberal Nationalism Stand for?

Q 29.

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 30.

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

Q 31.

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

Q 32.

Why was the Tonkin Free School started in 1907 ?

Q 33.

Who was the founder of Hoa Hao movement ?

Q 34.

Who were Trung sisters ?

Q 35.

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)]

Q 36.

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

Q 37.

Write a note on Count Camillo de Cavour.

Q 38.

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

Q 39.

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

Q 40.

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 41.

Explain the causes of the US involvement in the war in Vietnam. What effect did this involvement have on life within US itself ?  [CBSE March 2011 ]
Or
“The war grew out of a fear among US policy planners that the victory of the Ho Chi Minh Government would start a domino effect.” Support the statement explaining three reasons. [CBSE 2012]

Q 42.

Explain the steps taken by the French in the field of education in Vietnam. What was their motive behind this ?  [CBSE March 2011]

Q 43.

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

Q 44.

The French thought colonialisation necessary'. Give reasons.
Or
Why did the French think that colonies were necessary ? Explain. [CBSE 2012]

Q 45.

When did Vietnam get its Freedom ?

Q 46.

Name the countries which forms the Indo ­China.

Q 47.

What were the opinions of intellectuals regarding the modernisation of Vietnamese ?

Q 48.

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

Q 49.

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

Q 50.

Why was conflict started in Vietnam against French colonizers in all areas of life ? Explain.                     [CBSE 2010 (D)]
Or
‘The French discriminated the Vietnamese in all areas of life.' Explain.