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The Nationalist Movement in Indo-China
Rats were most common in the modern, newly built areas of Hanoi.
When the French set about creating a modern Vietnam, they decided to rebuild Hanoi with modern engineering skill. The French part of Hanoi was beautiful as a beutiful and clean city while the ‘Native quarter’ was not provided with any modern facilities. The refuse and filth from the old city drained straight into the river, which overflowed into the streets during heavy rain. Thus what was installed to create a hygiene enviroment became a cause of the plague. The large sewers used in modern Hanoi became the ideal breeding ground for rats. The rats moved around the city without any problem. And rats began to enter the well-cared-for homes of French through the sewage pipes.
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Describe the ideas behind the Tonkin Free School. To what extent was it a typical example of colonial ideas in Vietnam?
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’?
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