Question

“Women were represented as warriors as well as workers in Vietnam in the 1960s.” Analyse the statement with examples.

Answer 1

Women were represented as warriors as well as workers:

1) Women were seen holding rifle in one hand and hammer in other hand

2) All women, whether young or old were depicted as fighting and working for their country in selfless manner.

3) Women were urged to join the war as casualties increased in the war.

4) They started constructing underground rooms, tunnels , treated the injured.

5) They build six airstrips, they even neutralized tens of thousands bombs,tens of thousands cargo,food,weapons were transported by them.

6) Among the youth who worked along the Ho Chi Minh Trail 70 to 80 percent were women.

Answer 2

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Role:-

1. Women's were brave fighters who saw planes shoot down.

2. They presented themselves as young, brave and dedicated.

3. Some tales described their remarkable courage, and one handed in the battlefield killing enemy.

4. It was reputed that Nguyen thi xuan shot down a jet with just twenty bullets.

★Two role of woman as workers :-

1. They were shown in one hand with a rifle and in the other, with a hammer.

2. They were deciphered as working selflessly and fighting to save the world.

3. Many women were part of the resistance movement.

4. They were seen to work in farm cooperatives, factories and units of production, rather than as combatants.