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Activity-3: Value Based Questions
The Ho Chi Minh trail played a significant role in the war that the Vietnamese fought against the US.
This trail was an immense network of footpaths and roads, which was used to transport men and
materials from the North to the South of Vietnam.
Q1. Give three values which are associated with this trail.
Many Vietnamese women responded and joined the resistance movement. They acted not only as
warriors but also as workers. They helped in nursing the wounded, constructing underground rooms
and tunnels and fighting the enemy.
Q2. Which values do these women reflect?
Answers
Answer:
1) The US - Vietnamese war (165-75) was one of the most disastrous for both the countries as regard,
money, men and materials. The US bombers destroyed the villages of Vietnamese and killed them in
thousands. But with the spirit of nationalism the Vietnamese fought bravely against the mighty and
super power of the world. They sacrificed their homes and family and lived under horrifying
conditions and fought for independence. The porters too, played a crucial role in fighting against the
most technologically advanced country in the world.
2) They used the Ho Chi Minh trait - the immense network of roads and footpaths most heroically. The
trail had support bases and hospitals along the way. Supplies were transported and carried by porters,
who were mostly women.
3) These porters carried about 25 kilos on their backs or about 70 kilos on their bicycles. The US
regularly bombed the trail trying to disrupt supplies, but efforts to destroy this important supply line
by intensive bombing failed because they were rebuilt very quickly. Most of the trail was outside
Vietnam neighbouring Loos and Cambodia with branches lines extending into South Vietnam.
Answer:
give three values which are associated what this trail.