History

The Nationalist Movement in Indo-China

Question:

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]

Answer:

(i) The French framed a new curriculum in which they highlighted the need and importance of French rule but on the other  hand Vietnamese teachers and students did not blindly follow the curriculum framed by the French. Sometimes, there was open opposition and at other times, there was silent resistance. As the number of Vietnamese teachers increased in the lower classes, they quietly modified the text and criticised what was stated.
(ii) In most of the schools front seats were reserved for the French but the locals resisted whenever they got an opportunity. When a Vietnamese girl was terminated over the issue of front seat the whole school protested, and forced the authorities to take her back. It was a victory for the educated class.
(iii) The French tried to change the values, norms and perceptions of the people, to make them believe in the superiority of the French civilisation, and the inferiority of the Vietnamese. On the other hand, Vietnamese intellectuals, feared that Vietnam was losing not only the control over its territory, but also its very identity: Its own culture and customs, were being devalued, and the people were developing a master-slave mentality.
(v) The french sought to strengthen their rule in Vietnam through the control of education. On the other hand, the educated class wanted to use education as a means to fight ,  against the colonial rule.

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The Nationalist Movement in Indo-China

Q 1.

What were the highlights of the Treaty of Vienna 1815?

Q 2.

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

Q 3.

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 4.

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 5.

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

Q 6.

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

Q 7.

Who was Huynh Phu so ?

Q 8.

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

Q 9.

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 10.

When was Scholars Revolt started ?

Q 11.

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

Q 12.

Give a brief note on the Napoleonic code.

Q 13.

What did Liberal Nationalism Stand for?

Q 14.

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

Q 15.

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

Q 16.

Describe the rise of imperialism.

Q 17.

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

Q 18.

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

Q 19.

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 20.

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 21.

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 22.

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

Q 23.

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

Q 24.

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

Q 25.

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

Q 26.

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)]

Q 27.

What was the Romantic Imagination about a nation?

Q 28.

What was Scholar's Revolt ? Explain.  [CBSE 2015 (D)]

Q 29.

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

Q 30.

Why was the Tonkin Free School started in 1907 ?

Q 31.

Who was the founder of Hoa Hao movement ?

Q 32.

Who was the founder of Revolutionary Society ?

Q 33.

Write a note on Count Camillo de Cavour.

Q 34.

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

Q 35.

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

Q 36.

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 37.

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

Q 38.

When did Vietnam get its Freedom ?

Q 39.

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

Q 40.

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

Q 41.

Name any two religions practiced in Vietnam.

Q 42.

Who was Phan Chau Trinh ?

Q 43.

Who was Bao Dai ?

Q 44.

What was ordinance 10 ?

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.

Explain any four features of the colonial  economy of Vietnam. [CBSE Comp. (D) 2008]
Or
Describe any three steps taken by the  French in Vietnam for building colonial economy.    [CBSE March 2012]

Q 47.

Write a note on Guiseppe Mazzini.

Q 48.

Briefly trace the process of German unification.

Q 49.

Why did nationalist tensions emerge in the Balkans?

Q 50.

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