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The Nationalist Movement in Indo-China
Write a note on
(a) Francis Gamier
(b) Nguyen Dien Chieu
(c) Do Sam
(d) Trieu Au
(a) Francis Garnier: Francis Gamier was a French officer who led an attack against the ruling Nghyen dynasty in Hanoi and had explored Mekong river.
(b) Nguyen Dien Chieu: Nguyen Dien Chieu was a blind poet of Indo-China, lived between 1822-88. This great poet bemoaned what was happening to his country.
(c) Do Sam: Do Sam was a colonel in the North Vietnamese artillery regiment. He was a part of the Tet Offensive started in 1968 to unify North and South Vietnam and won the battle against US.
(d) Trien Au: A woman who organised a large army and resisted Chinese rule in the third century C.E. When her army was crushed, she drowned herself. She became a sacred figure, not just a martyr who fought for the honour of the country.
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What was Phan Chu Trinh’s objective for Vietnam? How were his ideas different from those of Phan Boi Chau?
With reference to what you have read in this chapter, discuss the influence of China on Vietnam’s culture and life.
What was the role of religious groups in the development of anti-colonial feelings in Vietnam?
Explain the causes of the US involvement in the war of Vietnam. What effect did this involvement have on life within the US itself?
Write an evaluation of the Vietnamese War against the US from the point of view of:
(a) a porter on the Ho Chi Minh trail.
(b) a woman soldier.
What was the role of women in the anti-imperial struggle in Vietnam? Compare this with the role of women in the nationalist struggle in India.
When did Indo-China get its formal independence?
Which of the following countries comprises of Indo-China?
What do you understand by term ‘rationalism’?
The French troops landed in Vitenam in:
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