CBSE Class 10 Social Science The Nationalist Movement in Indo China MCQs

Question :  The colonial economy in Vietnam was primarily based on
a) Rice cultivation
b) Tea plantation
c) Cotton production
d) Tea plantation and Cotton production

Answer :  A

Question :  Which European country colonized Vietnam
a)  France
b) Germany
c)  England
d) Spain

Answer :  A

Question :  Huynh Phu Sos criticism against what had a wide appeal
a) Useless expenditure
b) Alcohol abuse
c) Child abuse
d) Child marriage

Answer :  A

Question :  What did Paul Bernard think was necessary for the economic development of the colonies
a) Land reforms
b) Increase in cultivation
c) Curbing population
d) None of the options

Answer :  A

Question :  In which famous battle were the French defeated
a) Dien Bien Phu
b) Nghe An
c) Ha Tinh
d) Phan Boi

Answer :  A

Question :  Why was the Vietnam War called the first television war
a) Battle scenes were shown on daily news
b) Brought home stories from soldiers
c) Led to increased sale of television sets
d) None of the options

Answer :  A

Question :  Why did the US intervene in Vietnam
a) Contain communism in Vietnam
b) To unite North and South Vietnam
c) To bring peace to the nation
d) To help Vietnam fight the Chinese

Answer :  A

Question :  Why could the US not destroy the Ho Chi Minh Trail
a) Rebuilt quickly
b) Never existed
c) Lack of troops
d) Lack of ammunition

Answer :  A

Question :  Who were the Trung Sisters
a) Women rebels in Vietnam
b) Writers
c) Actors
d) None of the options

Answer :  A

Question :  Women in Vietnam traditionally enjoyed greater equality than in
a) China
b) France
c) India
d) US

Answer :  A

Question :   What was the Ho Chi Minh Trail
a) Supply line of the Vietnamese
b) Hollywood film on Vietnam war
c) A trail of bombs to attack US troops
d) None of the options

Answer :  A

Question :  What was the Ordinance 10
a) French law that permitted Christianity but outlawed Buddhism
b) Communist led government
c) The reason for North and South Vietnam
d) The coup that overthrew Baos regime

Answer :  A

Question :  Who brought together the competing nationalist groups to establish the Vietnamese Communist Party
a) Ho Chi Minh
b) Henry Navarre
c) Bao Dai
d) None of the options

Answer :  A

Question :  When was the long established monarchy in China overthrown
a) 1911
b) 1909
c) 1910
d) 1912

Answer :  A

Question :  Who wrote the History of the Loss of Vietnam
a) Phan Boi Chau
b) Huynh Phu So
c) Phan Chu
d) None of the options

Answer :  A

Question :  Huynh Phu Sos criticism against what had a wide appeal
a) Useless expenditure
b) Alcohol abuse
c) Child abuse
d) Child marriage

Answer : A

Question :  Who was the founder of the Hoa Hao movement
a) Huynh Phu So
b) Liang Qichao
c) Boi Chau
d) Phan Chu Trinh

Answer :  A

Question :  What happened to the modern part of Hanoi in 1903
a) Struck by bubonic plague
b) Struck by famine
c) Struck by smallpox
d) All of the options

Answer :  A

Question :  What was the Party of Young Annan
a) Student political party
b) Haircutting charm
c) Newspaper daily
d) None of the options

Answer :  A

Question :  Why did a major protest erupt in the Saigon Native Girls School, in 1926
a) A Vietnamese girl got expelled
b) French students bullied the Vietnamese students
c) Vietnamese students were only punished
d) Vietnamese were disqualified for white collar jobs

Answer :  A

Question :  What kind of education did the Tonkin Free School in 1907, stress on
a) Looking modern and Inculcating western ideas
b) Inculcating western ideas
c) Looking modern
d) Learning English language

Answer :  A

Question :  What did school textbooks in Vietnam proclaim
a) French rule could ensure peace in Vietnam
b) Vietnamese were more educated
c) Vietnamese should resist colonization
d) Vietnamese should stop working in the fields

Answer :  A

Question :  Who were the Colons
a) French citizens living in Vietnam
b) Native people of Vietnam
c) Uneducated Vietnamese
d) Educated Vietnamese

Answer :  A

Question :  French colonization of Vietnam was based on
a) Bringing modern civilization
b) Upliftment and growth
c) Economic exploitation
d) None of the options

Answer :  A

Question :  The colonial economy in Vietnam was primarily based on
a) Rice cultivation
b) Tea plantation
c) Cotton production
d) Tea plantation and Cotton production

Answer :  A

Question :  What did Paul Bernard think was necessary for the economic development of the colonies
a) Land reforms
b) Increase in cultivation
c) Curbing population
d) None of the options

Answer :  A

Question :  What was Thailand then called
a) Siam
b) Mekong
c) Yunan
d) None of the options

Answer :  A

Question :  Which out of the following modern countries comprised the Indo-China
a) Laos
b) India
c) Italy
d) France

Answer :  A

Question :  Which imperialist power dominated Vietnam
a) French
b) Russian
c) German
d) None of the options

Answer :  A

Question :  When did Vietnam get independence
a) 1945
b) 1887
c) 1858
d) 1873

Answer :  A

Question :  Tonkin Free School (1907) provided which of the following style of education
a) Western Style
b) French Style
c) Chinese Style
d) Vietnamese Style

Answer :  A

Question :  What was the Language used by Vietnamese elites
a) Chinese
b) Vietnamese
c) English
d) French

Answer :  A

Question :  Vietnamese culture was powerfully influenced by which of the following
a) Chinese
b) Janpanese
c) British
d) Russian

Answer :  A

Question :  In which of the following was indentured Vietnamese labour widely used
a) Rubber plantations
b) Rice cultivation
c) Railway construction
d) Industry

Answer :  B

Question :  Which society did Pham Boi Chau form
a) Revolutionary Society
b) Hoa Hao
c) Ha Tinh
d) Phan Boi

Answer :  C

Question :  In which famous battle were the French defeated
a) Dien Bien Phu
b) Nghe An
c) Ha Tinh
d) Phan Boi

Answer :  A

Question :  Who was the founder of the Hoa Hao Movement
a) Huyunh Phu So
b) Phan Boi Chau
c) Liang Oichao
d) Ngyuyen Dinh Chieu

Answer :  A

Question :  The Scholars revolts was against
a) Spread of Christianity by the French
b) The French intervention in education
c) The rule of Bao Dai
d) Ho Chi Minh

Answer :  B

Question :  Which European country colonized Vietnam
a) France
b) Germany
c) England
d) Spain

Answer :  A

Question :  Which of the following is not a part of Indo-China
a) Cambodia
b) China
c) Laos
d) Vietnam

Answer :  B

Key concept of the lesson

1. Emerging from the shadow of china- Indo- china comprises the modern countries Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia. They were under the shadow of the powerful empire of china.
Colonial domination and resistance- The French controlled their military and economic domination and wanted to reshape the Vietnamese culture. Need for colonialism by French- To supply natural resources and to civilized the uncivilized people they pressurized Vietnamese government to develop infrastructure to make profits

2. The dilemma of colonial education- To Civilized the native influence of Chinese culture use of French language Tokin free school and western style education resistance in schools.

3) Hygiene Disease and everyday Resistance- Plague strikes Hanoi - The French part of Hanoi was built a beautiful and clean city but the native quarter was not provided with any modern facilities. Rat hunt and Vietnamese workers- Limit to French power

4) Religion and anti colonialism- Vietnamese religious beliefs and their movement- It was a mixture of Buddhism, Confucianism and local practices. French missionaries to correct the Vietnamese introduced Christianity scholar's revolt in 1868 Movement against French contest and the spread of Christianity The Hoa Hao moment begin in 1939 by Huynh Phy. Huynh phu.

5. The vision of Modernization- Resistance to French colonialism, Revolutionary society by phan Boi chau, phanchu trinchand to establish a democratic republic go east moment development in china also inspired Vietnamese nationalists.

6. The communist movement and Vietnamese nationalism- Impact of the great depression of the 1930s on the Vietnamese, In Feb 1930 Ho chi minh organized the communist party and in 1940 Japan occupied Vietnam as part of its imperial drive to control southeast Asia so the nationalist had to fight against the Japanese and the French. The French tried to regain its control over Indo china division of Vietnam and war for the unification of the country US entry in the war to control communist power.

7. The Nations and its heroes- Role of women as rebels Heroes of past times women as warriors women in times of peace in agricultural cooperatives factories and production units.

8. The End of War- Peace settlement in Paris in January 1974 continuation of war between the Saigon regime and the NLF occupation of the presidential palace in Saigon on 30 April 1975 and unification of Vietnam. 

Short Answer Questions

Question. Why did the French wanted to educate the people of Vietnam?
What was their fear in doing so?
Answer : Civilizing the Vietnamese, they needed local labour force. They fear the if the Vietnamese were educated they would start questioning colonial 36 domination. The French citizen living in Vietnam feared that they might lose their jobs.

Question. What steps did the French take to counter the Chinese influence in Vietnam?
Answer : Dismantled the traditional system of education, opened French school for Vietnamese they wanted to replace the use of Chinese language.

Question. Why did the students formed various political parties in Vietnam?
Answer : 1. The Vietnamese were presented from qualifying for white coloured jobs 2. The students were inspired by patriotic feeling and decided to fight against injustice by 1920 the students started political parties.

Question. Who was the founder of the Hao Hao movement in 1937? What was his contribution?
Answer : Huynh Phu started this movement he performed miracles to help the poor. He opposed the sale of child brides gambling using alcohol and opium

Question. Explain the main features of go east movement.
Answer : Students went to Japan to acquire modern education, the main aim was to drive out the French from Vietnam Phan Boi chau and many others were forced to seek exile in china.

Long Answers Questions

Question. How did the Vietnamese use their limited resources in the war against the US under the leadership of
Ho chi Minh?
Answer : Roads and footpaths were used for transporting men and material from the north to the south. Suppliers were transported in trucks but they were carried by women porters on their backs. The trail had support hospitals and bases along the way.

Question. Explain the four measures taken by the French to solve the problem of plague.
Answer : Rat hunt Was started in 1902 Hired Vietnamese workers to hunt the rat and were paid for each rat caught now the rat was caught in thousand but still there was no end the sewer cleaners discovered innovative way to profit making.

Question. How the Vietnam War came to an end?
Answer : Us had failed to achieve its objective and could not get the support of the Vietnamese people thousands of young US soldiers had lost their lives the sense of the war were shown on the T.V therefore strong reactions in the US as well as the other countries.

Extra Questions

Q.1 Why do the colonies were felt necessary by the French? Explain
Q.2 why did the schools becomes an important place for political and cultural battles in Vietnam?
Q.3 Explain how the women were shown as warriors in Vietnam?
Q.4 Explain the position of women in Vietnam.