Question

Why did a major protest erupt in 1926 in the Saigon Native Girls School in Vietnam? Explain.(Delhi - 2014)

Answer 1

Answer:

A Vietnamese girl sitting in one of the front seats was asked to move to the back of the class and allow a local French student to occupy the front bench.

When She refused, the principal expelled her.

When the other angiy students protested, they too were expelled.

Further spread of open protests, the government forced the school to take the students back.

The principal reluctantly agreed but warned the students.