History

The Nationalist Movement in Indo-China

Question:

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]

Answer:

(i) Supporters of French : Some policymakers were in favour of the French language as  the medium of instruction, because according  to them, this would promote French culture  in Vietnam. By learning the language, they  felt, the Vietnamese would be introduced to the culture and civilisation of France. This  would help to create an Asiatic France solidly  tied to European France The educatedpeople in Vietnam would respect Frenchsentiments and ideals, see the superiority of  French culture and work for the French.
(ii) Supporters of Vietnamese : However, there were other group of thinkers who were opposed to French being the only medium of instruction. They suggested that Vietnamese be taught in lower classes and French in the higher classes. The few who learnt French and acquired French culture were to be rewarded with French citizenship.

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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.

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

Q 4.

Who was Huynh Phu so ?

Q 5.

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

Q 6.

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

Q 7.

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

Q 8.

How was Vietnam unified ? Explain.  [CBSE 2012]

Q 9.

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 10.

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

Q 11.

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

Q 12.

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

Q 13.

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

Q 14.

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

Q 15.

Write a note on The Greek war of independence.

Q 16.

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 17.

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 18.

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

Q 19.

What was the cause of Silesian weavers uprising? Comment on the viewpoint of the journalist.

Q 20.

Who was the founder of Revolutionary Society ?

Q 21.

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

Q 22.

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

Q 23.

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

Q 24.

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 25.

What were the highlights of the Treaty of Vienna 1815?

Q 26.

How was nation visualized by artists?

Q 27.

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

Q 28.

Why was the Tonkin Free School started in 1907 ?

Q 29.

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

Q 30.

What was ordinance 10 ?

Q 31.

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

Q 32.

Who were Marianne and Germania? What was the importance of the way in which they were portrayed?

Q 33.

Who was Huynh Phu So ? Explain his role in arousing the anti-imperialist sentiments.

Q 34.

Who was Phan Boi Chau ? Explain his role in arousing anti-imperialist sentiments.

Q 35.

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 36.

Describe the French Revolution.

Q 37.

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 38.

Under what circumstances did the US enter the Vietnam war ? Explain.

Q 39.

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

Q 40.

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 41.

How was the maritime silk route useful for Vietnam ?   [CBSE 2015 (O)]

Q 42.

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

Q 43.

What is the meaning of concentration camps ?                     [CBSE 2015 (O)]

Q 44.

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 45.

Explain the following –
(a) Only one-third of the students in Vietnam would pass the school-leaving examinations.
(b) The French began building canals and draining lands in the Mekong delta.
(c) The government made the Saigon Native Girls School take back the students it had expelled.  [CBSE 2014(D)]
Or
Why did a major protest erupt in 1926 in the Saigon Native Girls School in Vietnam ? Explain. [CBSE 2014]
Or
Describe the incident that took place in 1926 in Saigon Native Girls School.
[CBSE 2014]
(d) Rats were most common in the modern, newly built areas of Hanoi.

Q 46.

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 47.

Write a note on Guiseppe Mazzini.

Q 48.

Write a note on Count Camillo de Cavour.

Q 49.

Write a note on Frankfurt parliament.

Q 50.

Briefly trace the process of German unification.