Chapter 3 Heritage of Vietnamese Nationalism

Question 1

Who is the founder of Vietnamese Nationalism?

Answer 1

Ho Chi Minh

Question 2

When was Nguyen Sinh Cung (Ho Chi Minh) born?

Answer 2

1890

Question 3

When was Laos added to the Indochinese Union?

Answer 3

1893

Question 4

Why are the Trung Sisters famous in Vietnamese folklore?

Answer 4

They are considered to be the pioneer nationalists of Vietnam. They beat the Chinese in 40 A.D. and set up an independent state from Hue to southern China.

Question 5

What was Phan Boi Chau’s contribution to the national resistance?

Answer 5

Created two groups; one for mobilizing insurgent sympathies (Viet Nam Duy Tan Hoi) and another to provide connections to other asian militants.

Question 6

What was Phan Chu Trinh’s contribution to the national resistance?

Answer 6

Openly warned the French of an eventual upheaval, opened a school Hanoi to educate the resistance

Question 7

How did Paul Doumer make Vietnam profitable for French imperialists?

Answer 7

By transferring the burden from the French taxpayer to the Vietnamese, and exploiting them increase yields on colonial investment.

Question 8

What type of policy did the French adopt for colonizing Vietnam?

Answer 8

Assimilation

Question 9

What caused Ho’s transition from socialism to communism?

Answer 9

He believed that the Soviet patrons of the Russian revolution had the power to spark a global revolution that would liberate Vietnam.

Question 10

Who formed the Viet Nam Quoc Dan Dang (VNQDD) or the Vietnamese Nationalist Party?

Answer 10

The Chinese Nationalist followers of Chiang Kai-Shek

Question 11

What was the name of the Communist Party Ho Chi Minh created in 1930?

Answer 11

Indochinese Communist Party

Question 12

What was the name of the common front created by Ho Chi Minh in 1941?

Answer 12

The Independence league of Vietnam (Viet Minh)