How did the French seek to strengthen their rule through the control of education?

What was the development project undertaken by the French in Vietnam?

What kind of political and constitutional change was brought about by the French Revolution?

OR

How French Indo-China was formed?

Explain the view of Paul Bernard regarding the economy of Vietnam.

The famous blind poet NgyuyenDinhChieu bemoaned what was happening to his country.

I would rather face eternal darkness

Then see the faces of traitors

I would rather see no man

Then encounter one man’s suffering

I would rather see nothing

Then witness the dismembering of the country in

decline.

(a)What does the poet express in the given stanza?

(b) What values does it exhibit?

Who was Francis Garnier?

Explain the following:

The French began building canals and draining lands in the Mekong delta.

Explain the cause of the US involvement in the war in 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

(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 woman in the nationalist struggle in India.