Nationalism in Indo China.

Nationalism in indo china is another important chapter that the CBSE grade 10 students have to learn, Many students find this chapter to be difficult to learn when compared to the chapter 'Nationalism in India'. So why do students feel the chapter difficult.

It has been observed that most of the students are not able to relate to the Indo Chinese culture in Vietnam, their names, and their way of life. nevertheless in this blog i have tried to make this chapter very easy to learn .

Birds Eye View of the chapter.

VIETNAM :

 1. Geography

Vietnam occupies the eastern and southern part of the Indochinese peninsula in Southeast Asia, with the South China Sea along its entire coast. China is to the north and Laos and Cambodia are to the west. Long and narrow on a north-south axis, Vietnam is about twice the size of Arizona. The Mekong River delta lies in the south.

The Vietnamese are descendants of nomadic Mongols from China and migrants from Indonesia.

Vietnam in world map

Important concepts in the chapter :

1  EMERGING FROM THE SHADOW OF CHINA

   1) Colonial domination and resistance:

   2) Need for Colonialism by French

   3) Development of Colonies – Colonial economy,

2. THE DILEMMA OF COLONIAL EDUCATION

   1) Civilizing Mission

   2) Problems in the sphere of Education

   3) Western style of Education

   4) Resistance in Schools

3. HYGIENE, DISEASE AND EVERYDAY RESISTANCE

    1) Plague strikes Hanoi

    2) The Rat Hunt

4 .RELIGION AND ANTI-COLONIALISM

5. THE VISION OF MODERNISATION

    1)  Learning from the West and oppose foreign domination

    2)Inspiration from Japan and China in modernization

6. THE COMMUNIST MOVEMENT AND VIETNAMESE NATIONALISM

7. THE ENTRY OF USA IN VIETNAMESE WAR AND ITS EFFECTS.

8.  THE HO CHI MINH TRIAL

9.  THE NATION AND ITS HEROES

     1) Women as Rebels:

     2) Heroes of past Times

     3) Women as Warriors

     4) Women in times of Peace.

10. THE END OF THE WAR

Some Important terms:

1)         Indentured labour – A form of labour widely used in the plantations from the mid-nineteenth century. Labourers worked on the basis of contracts that did not specify any rights of labourers but gave immense power to employers. Employers could bring criminal charges against labourers and punish and jail them for non-fulfillment of contracts.

2)         Republic – A form of government based on popular consent and popular representation. It is based on the power of the people as opposed to monarchy.

3)         Syncretic – Characterised by syncretism: aims to bring together different beliefs and practices, seen their essential unity rather than their difference.

4)         Concentration camp – A prison where people are detained without due process of law. The word evokes an image of a place of torture and brutal treatment.

5)         Obscurantist – Person or ideas that mislead.

Hope this will help you all.