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The Nationalist Movement in Indo-China
Mention the challenges faced by the ‘New Republic of Vietnam’ after 1945.
The new Vietnamese Republic faced a number of challenges:
(i) The French tried to regain control by using the emperor, Bao Dai, as their puppet. The Vietminh were forced to retreat to the hills.
(ii) In the peace negotiations in Geneva that followed the French defeat, the Vietnamese were persuaded to accept the division of the country. North and South were split.
(iii) A civil war broke out between the two parts of Vietnam. This war brought death and destruction to its people as well as the environment.
(iv)Worried about the communists gaining power in Vietnam, the USA decided to intervene decisively, sending in troops and arms. This was proved costly for Vietnam and America as well.
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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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