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The Nationalist Movement in Indo-China
Write in brief about Ho-Chi Minh.
Ho Chi Minh had identified himself with the cause of Vietnam.
1.Born as Nguyen Van Thanh in Central Vietnam, he studied at French school that produced leaders such as Ngo Dinh Diem, Vo Nguyen Giap and Pham Van Dong. He briefly taught in 1910, and in 1911, learnt baking and took a job on a French liner on the Saigon-Marseilles run.
2. Minh became an active member of the Commintern, meeting Lenin and other leaders. In May 1941, after 30 years abroad in Europe, Thailand and China, Minh finally returned to Vietnam.
3. In 1943, he took the name Ho Chi Minh (He Who Enlightens). He became the President of the Vietnam Democratic Republic. Ho Chi Minh died on 3 September, 1969. He led the party successfully for over 40 years, struggling to preserve Vietnamese autonomy.
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The French began building canals and draining lands in the Mekong delta.
The government made the Saigon Native Girls School take back the students it had expelled.
Rats were most common in the modern, newly built areas of Hanoi.
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.
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