History

The Nationalist Movement in Indo-China

Question:

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]

Answer:

(i) In 1940, Japan occupied Vietnam. To fight against the Japanese, Viet Minh was formed.
(ii) Viet Minh recaptured Hanoi in 1945. The Democratic Republic of Viet Minh was formed, and Ho Chi Minh became the chairman.
(iii) The new ‘Republic' faced a number of challenges. To restore its hold over Indo ­China, the French troops entered Vietnam, and started fighting the Viet Minh.
(iv)  The French tried to regain control by using the Emperor, Bao Dai, as their puppet. Faced with the French offensive, the Viet Minh were forced to retreat to the hills.
(v) The war had taken a new turn because it became a part of the cold war between the United States and the Soviet Union.
(vi) Soviet Union and China gave support to Ho Chi Minh, whereas France got the support of Britain and the United States.
(vii) In 1954, the Viet Minh surrounded about 16,000 French troops and inflicted upon them a crushing defeat at the fortress of Dien Bien Phu.
(viii) It forced the French government to initiate negotiations with the government of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam.
(ix) In July 1954, an international conference was held at Geneva.
(x) The Geneva Agreement of 21st July, 1954 decided to divide Vietnam temporarily into the North Vietnam and the South Vietnam.

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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.

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

Q 3.

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

Q 4.

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

Q 5.

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

Q 6.

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

Q 7.

Write a note on The Greek war of independence.

Q 8.

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 9.

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 10.

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

Q 11.

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 12.

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

Q 13.

Write a note on Count Camillo de Cavour.

Q 14.

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 15.

Explain the impact of Vietnam War on Vietnam.

Q 16.

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

Q 17.

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

Q 18.

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

Q 19.

Who was Huynh Phu so ?

Q 20.

Who were Trung sisters ?

Q 21.

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

Q 22.

Briefly trace the process of German unification.

Q 23.

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

Q 24.

(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 25.

How was Vietnam unified ? Explain.  [CBSE 2012]

Q 26.

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

Q 27.

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

Q 28.

What was rat hunt ? How was it contradictory to the civilising mission of the French ?

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.

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

Q 31.

When was Scholars Revolt started ?

Q 32.

Who was the founder of Revolutionary Society ?

Q 33.

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

Q 34.

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

Q 35.

Who was Trieu Au ?

Q 36.

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

Q 37.

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

Q 38.

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

Q 39.

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

Q 40.

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

Q 41.

Write a note on Frankfurt parliament.

Q 42.

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

Q 43.

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 44.

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 45.

What did Liberal Nationalism Stand for?

Q 46.

What were the highlights of the Treaty of Vienna 1815?

Q 47.

How was nation visualized by artists?

Q 48.

What did Liberal Nationalism Stand for?

Q 49.

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

Q 50.

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