Nationalist Movement in Indo – China Notes

1. Write about Scholar’s Revolt.

 An early movement against the French control and the spread of Christianity was the

Scholar‟s Revolt in 1868.

• This movement was led by an official at imperial court. Angered by the spread of Christianity and French control.
• This revolt became popular in „NGU AN‟ and „HA TIEN‟ provinces where thousands of Catholics were killed.
• But very soon the revolt was crushed by the French.

1. Write about Hoa Hao movement. 

• Hoa-Hao movement was an Anti-French movement started by „Huynh-Phu-So‟ and became popular in Mekong-Delta in 1939.
• He performed miracles and helped the poor.
• He was against useless expenditure, the sale of brides, use of alcohol and opium.
• French wanted to suppress this movement and declared him mad and called him Mad Bonze. He was put in mental asylum.
• The doctor who had to declare him mad became his follower and finally in 1941, French doctor declared that he was not mad. French authorities exiled him to Laos & sent many of his followers to the concentration camps.