Why was the ‘Tonkin School’ started in Vietnam? Explain any three reasons. (CBSE 2013)

Tonkin Free School was started in 1907 in Vietnam because:

1. It wanted to provide a Western education including classes in hygiene and science.

2. French classes were held in the evening that needed to be paid for separately.

3. The school wanted Vietnamese to abandon their tradition and take the modern approach to having short hair.

Explanation: The French wanted to impose their culture on the Vietnamese and make them abandon their culture and customs. Tonkin School was an example of how education was used for the same.