‘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.
How has Vietnam become the third largest exporter of rice in the world during French colonialisation ? Explain four causes. [CBSE Comp. (D) 2008]
What steps did the French revolutionaries take to create a sense of collective identity among the French people?
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]
Mention any two steps which were taken by the French government to improve transportation in Vietnam.
What was the development in China- which took place in 1911 and inspired the Vietnamese nationalists ?
Who was Phan Chu Trinh ? How did he help in the modernisation of Vietnam ? [CBSE March 2011]
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Explain any four ideas of Phan Chu Trinh. [CBSE March 2011, 2012, 2013(D), 2014(F)]
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Explain the features of the ideology of Phan Chu Trinh. [CBSE March 2011]
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Explain the ideas of Phan Chu Trinh to establish a democratic republic in Viet nam. [CBSE 2014]
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.
What is the Ho Chi Minh trail? Describe any three points of its importance. [CBSE Comp. (D) 2008, March 2011]
How was the idea of “looking modem” implemented in Tonkin Free School ? Explain. [CBSE 2012]
Why was a new education policy introduced by the French in Vietnam ? What were the limitations or drawbacks of the new education policy introduced by the French in Vietnam ?[CBSE March 2011, 2015 (D)]
How was education used as a weapon by the Vietnamese to fight against the colonialism ? Explain.
The French thought colonialisation necessary'. Give reasons.
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Why did the French think that colonies were necessary ? Explain. [CBSE 2012]
The battle against the French colonial education became a part of the larger battle against colonialism and for the independence'. Explain.
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The schools became an important place for political and cultural battles in Vietnam against French colonialism. Support the statement with examples.
Why some policy makers of France to emphasised the need to use the French language as a medium of instruction in Vietnam ?
Name the Vietnamian nationalist who wanted to establish a Democratic Republic in Vietnam ?
Who were Marianne and Germania? What was the importance of the way in which they were portrayed?
What was the role of religious groups in the development of the anti-colonial feeling in Vietnam? [CBSE March 2011]
Under what circumstances Vietnam was divided into the north and south Vietnam ?
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Explain any four major challenges faced by the Democratic Republic of Vietnam. [CBSE 2008, 2009(0), March 2012]
Explain the steps taken by the French in the field of education in Vietnam. What was their motive behind this ? [CBSE March 2011]
US entry into the war marked a new phase that proved costly to the Vietnamese as well as to the Americans.” Explain. [CBSE 2014]