Question

The Vietnamese nationalists started a movement to drive out the French from Vietnam; it is popularly known as _________________.

• A. the 'Go West Movement'
• B. the 'Go French Movement'
• C. the 'Go Vietnam Movement'
• D. The 'Go East Movement'

Answer 1

The correct option is D The 'Go East Movement'

In the first decade of the twentieth century a ‘go east movement’ became popular. In 1907-08 some 300 Vietnamese students went to Japan to acquire modern education. For many of them the primary objective was to drive out the French from Vietnam, overthrow the puppet emperor and re-establish the Nguyen dynasty that had been deposed by the French.