History

The Nationalist Movement in Indo-China

Question:

What is the Ho Chi Minh trail? Describe  any three points of its importance.  [CBSE Comp. (D) 2008, March 2011]

Answer:

The Ho Chi Minh trail was an immense network of footpaths and roads, used to transport men and materials from the north to the south during the Vietnam war.
Importance :
(i) The story of the Ho Chi Minh trail is one way of understanding the nature of the war that the Vietnamese fought against the United States.
(ii) It symbolises how the Vietnamese used their limited resources against the biggest military power.
(iii) The trail was used by about 20,000 North Vietnamese troops who came to the south each month using this trail.

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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 is the Ho Chi Minh trail? Describe  any three points of its importance.  [CBSE Comp. (D) 2008, March 2011]

Q 3.

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

Q 4.

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 5.

Who was Phan Chau Trinh ?

Q 6.

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

Q 7.

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

Q 8.

Who was Sun Yat Sen ?

Q 9.

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

Q 10.

What were the reforms made by Napoleon?

Q 11.

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

Q 12.

Who launched the Scholars Revolt ?  CBSE 2014]

Q 13.

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

Q 14.

Who was Trieu Au ?

Q 15.

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.

Q 16.

According to Ernst Renan what are the attributes of a nation.

Q 17.

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

Q 18.

When was French Indo – China established ?       [CBSE 2011 ]

Q 19.

What was Hoa Hao Movement ?

Q 20.

Why was the Tonkin Free School started in 1907 ?

Q 21.

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 22.

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

Q 23.

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

Q 24.

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

Q 25.

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

Q 26.

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

Q 27.

Who was Paul Bernard ? What were his views regarding the development of colonies ?
Or
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]
Or
How did Paul Bernard argue in favour of economic development of Vietnam ? Explain.     [CBSE 2015 (O)]

Q 28.

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

Q 29.

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 30.

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

Q 31.

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

Q 32.

Who was the founder of Hoa Hao movement ?

Q 33.

Who were Trung sisters ?

Q 34.

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 35.

What was Phan Chu Trinh's objective for Vietnam ? How were his ideas different from those of Phan Boi Chau ?  [CBSE March 2011]

Q 36.

What changes did Napoleon introduce to make the administrative system more efficient in the territories ruled by him?

Q 37.

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

Q 38.

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 39.

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

Q 40.

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 41.

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

Q 42.

Who was the founder of Revolutionary Society ?

Q 43.

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

Q 44.

Who was the founder of Indo-Chinese Communist Party ?

Q 45.

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 46.

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 47.

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

Q 48.

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

Q 49.

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

Q 50.

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)]