Top 10 Outlines for Short Questions Review on Ho Chi Minh Ideology - University of Da Nang

Question 1: According to HCM's ideology, who is the most dangerous enemy in building socialism?
Answer Hint:

• Individualism.

Question 2: During the transition period, the most important political content in building socialism is what?
Answer Hint:

• The most important political content is to maintain and promote the leadership role of the Communist Party of Vietnam.

Question 3: The necessity of building mass solidarity bloc is determined by what reasons according to HCM?
Answer Hint:

• Unity must be realized because unity is strength, unity is a force, and unity is the aspiration of all social classes.

Question 4: According to HCM's ideology, why do we study? What is the hardest to learn?
Answer Hint:

• We study to work, to be human, to be officials.
• Among those goals, learning to be human is the hardest.

Question 5: According to HCM's ideology, what does “Thrifty” mean?
Answer Hint:

• “Thrifty” according to Ho Chi Minh means saving labor, saving time, saving people's money, national money, and one's own money; thriftiness from big to small, no waste, no ostentation, no extravagant banquets.

Question 11: What are the basic measures needed to build socialism during the transition period to socialism in Vietnam according to Ho Chi Minh's ideology?
Hint:

• Social renovation, building new society, combined with construction as the main focus.
• Combining construction with protection, simultaneously implementing the two strategic tasks of the Vietnamese Communist Party.
• There must be plans, measures, and determination to successfully implement the plan.
• Utilizing the people's resources, intellect, and strength for the benefit of the people under the leadership of the Vietnamese Communist Party.
• Note: During the transition period to socialism, there are 2 principles, 3 steps, and 4 measures.

Question 12: Clarify the relationship between talent and morality for revolutionaries according to Ho Chi Minh's ideology?
Hint:

• Building individuals according to Ho Chi Minh's perspective must be comprehensive with both moral and intellectual aspects, with morality as the foundation. Therefore, the task of nurturing individuals must start with building a moral foundation.

Question 13: Is the policy of building socialism in Vietnam according to the Soviet model consistent with Ho Chi Minh's ideology? Why?
Hint:

• No, it's not consistent with Ho Chi Minh's ideology. Because the path to socialism in Vietnam according to Ho Chi Minh is “cannot be the same as the Soviet Union, because the Soviet Union has different customs, traditions, history, and geography”.

Question 14: The viewpoint stating that HCM established a “moral rule” in our country. True or false? Why?

Hint:

• False. Because, in the policy of building a clean and strong state apparatus with effective operations, Ho Chi Minh emphasized the need to strengthen legislation alongside promoting revolutionary ethics education.

Question 15: According to Ho Chi Minh's ideology, what is the purpose of building and rectifying the Party?
Hint:

• The purpose is to build a Party in power, to rectify it to keep the Party clean and strong, maintaining its pioneering role of the class, of the nation.

Question 6: According to HCM's ideology, is “foreign invaders” the greatest enemy of socialism? True or false? Why?
Hint:

• False. Because 'individualism' is the greatest enemy of socialism.

Question 7: Why, according to HCM, must the Party constantly innovate and rectify itself?
Hint:

• Reasoning about the objective necessity of Party building and rectification, Ho Chi Minh clearly stated:
  • Firstly, deficiencies and shortcomings in the Party are normal. Therefore, rectifying the Party is not a situational solution but a regular task.
  • Secondly, Party building and rectification are dictated by the ongoing development of the revolutionary cause.
  • Thirdly, building and rectifying the Party is an opportunity for cadres and Party members to self-train, self-improve to better fulfill the tasks entrusted by the Party and the people.

Question 8: List the basic moral qualities of Vietnamese people according to HCM?
Hint:

• Loyalty to the nation, filial piety.
• Love for humanity, living with compassion.
• Industrious, thrifty, honest, upright, courageous, public-spirited, selfless.
• International spirit of purity.

Question 9: In building socialism, did HCM advocate for the elimination of private ownership economic elements? Why?

Hint:

• No. Because the four economic components mentioned by Ho Chi Minh during the transition period are state economy, cooperative economy, private capitalist economy, and other individual economies. Therefore, economic elements based on private ownership were not eliminated.

Question 10: According to HCM's ideology, what does “Industriousness” mean?
Hint:

• Industriousness, according to Ho Chi Minh, means diligent and industrious labor; labor with planning, creativity, high productivity; labor with a self-reliant spirit, without laziness, sluggishness, or dependence.

Question 21: According to HCM's ideology, what are the main obstacles to the construction of socialism in our country?

Hint:

• Individualism is the “mother of a hundred evils”, the most cruel enemy of socialism.
• Corruption, waste, nepotism.
• Division, factionalism, loss of unity reducing the Party's and the revolution's credibility.
• Subjectivity, conservatism, laziness, reluctance to learn new things.

Question 22: According to HCM's ideology, what are the basic driving forces of socialism in Vietnam?

Hint:

• On a societal level:
  • It is necessary to mobilize all resources, with human resources playing the most important role.
  • Combine the strength of the nation with the strength of the times, enhance international solidarity, make good use of scientific and technological achievements...
• On an individual level:
  • Impact on the needs and interests of individuals.
  • Enhance people's ownership and consciousness of ownership.
  • Realize social justice.

Question 23: Why does HCM emphasize the promotion of moral education in building the new type of state?

Hint:

• To build a new state, it is necessary to strengthen the law in tandem with promoting revolutionary moral education, because:
  • Morality and law are two integrated social consciousness forms, supplementing each other in governing the country.
  • In history, those considered successful in governing the country knew how to combine moral education with strengthening the law.
  • In building a state based on the rule of law, emphasis must be placed on the role of the law, and it is necessary to promote legal education among the people. The reality shows that the law can only be fully effective when it is supported by other factors, including moral education.

Question 24: What are HCM's views on building a new type of state in Vietnam?

Hint:

• Building a state that reflects the people's right to mastery.
• The unity between the proletarian nature and the national and people's nature of the state.
• Building a state with strong legal effectiveness.
• Building a clean, strong, and efficient state.

Question 25: According to HCM's ideology, what are the basic functions of culture?

Hint:

• Culture must illuminate the path for the national people, making everyone have ideals of independence, self-reliance; it must correct vices such as greed, laziness, debauchery, ...
• Culture must elevate people's intellect.
• Cultivate good qualities, healthy styles, always guiding the Vietnamese people towards 'the good, the beautiful, the right' to continuously improve themselves.

Question 16: HCM's view: “Struggling against individualism means eliminating personal interests to focus on collective interests”. Is this HCM's viewpoint? Why?

Answer hint:

• False. Because:
  • Fighting against individualism for Ho Chi Minh does not mean opposing personal interests.
  • The explainer: “Everyone has their own personality, strengths, and personal lives. If those personal interests do not contradict the interests of the collective, then they are not bad”.

Question 17: To build our state clean and strong according to HCM, what needs to be done?

Answer hint:

• To build a clean, strong, and effective state, Ho Chi Minh emphasizes the following:
  • Prevent and overcome negatives within the state apparatus.
  • Strengthen law enforcement alongside promoting revolutionary ethical education.
  • Resolutely combat the three 'internal enemies' which are corruption, waste, and bureaucracy.

Question 18: The class nature of the working class of our state according to HCM is expressed in what key contents?

Answer hint:

• The Communist Party represents the nature of the working class while also being the party of the working people and the nation. This is reflected through:
  • In terms of composition: The Party enlists enthusiastic workers, farmers, and intellectuals who are genuinely revolutionary, with the working class playing a leading role.
  • In terms of theory: The Party adheres to Marxist-Leninist ideology.
  • In terms of the Party's purpose: to achieve national independence leading to a socialist society.
  • In terms of Party building principles: following Lenin's principles of building a new type of Party. Principles include:
    • Democratic centralism
    • Collective leadership, individual responsibility for criticism and self-criticism
    • Strict self-discipline and self-awareness
    • Unity within the Party.

Question 19: To cultivate new ethics, according to HCM, what principles need to be thoroughly understood?

Answer hint:

• Saying goes with doing, and it must be a role model for ethics.
• Construction goes with resistance, creating a wide popular movement.
• Ethical cultivation is lifelong through revolutionary practice.

Question 20: Why did our country, in the first phase of the transitional period towards socialism, believe that priority should be given to developing agriculture according to HCM?

Answer hint:

• The explainer: We've just emerged from war, “To develop industry, to develop the economy in general, we must take agriculture development as the root, the primary factor”; “Priority should be given to agricultural development because we have the favorable climate and abundant labor force”. Therefore, “During the transitional period to socialism, we must rely on agriculture and agricultural development is extremely important”.

Question 31: According to TTHCM, during the transitional period, how many forms of ownership does our country's economy still exist in? What are they?

Answer hint:

• There are 4 forms of ownership divided into 2 groups:
  • Public ownership: State ownership and cooperative ownership.
  • Private ownership: Ownership of individual workers and ownership of capitalists.

Question 32: Why does HCM affirm “The Party must respect and listen to the people's opinions, but must not follow the crowd”?

Answer hint:

• Hồ Chí Minh frequently reminded the ruling Party that the people are the masters and must constantly work to strengthen the blood ties with the people.
• As leaders, this also includes the responsibility of being 'servants' to the people.
• However, being “servants” does not mean being servants or following the crowd but being dedicated and serving the people wholeheartedly, aiming to bring rights and benefits to the people.

Question 33: According to HCM, what are the main factors of national strength?

Answer hint:

• Spirit of independence, self-reliance, and self-sufficiency
• Patriotism
• The immense strength of the great national solidarity bloc.

Question 34: According to HCM, what is the historical task of the transitional period towards socialism?

Answer hint:

• Firstly, to build the material and technical foundation of socialism.
• Secondly, to renovate the old society, build a new society, combining renovation with construction with construction as the focus.

Question 35: According to TTHCM, is the most basic principle about the organization and operation of the Party “collective leadership, individual responsibility” true or false?

Answer hint:

• False. Because, democratic centralism is the most basic and important principle of Party organization and activities.

Question 26: Is the viewpoint according to TTHCM “The Party must have a close relationship with the people” true or false? Why?

Answer hint:

• True. Because, Hồ Chí Minh frequently reminded the ruling Party that the people are the masters and must constantly work to strengthen the blood ties with the people. The request is to establish a mechanism of “ruling Party” with the core being to establish a proper relationship: Party – State – People.

Question 27: According to TTHCM, what is the primary driving force for building socialism in our country?

Answer hint:

• Human motivation is the primary driving force for building socialism. “To build socialism, we must first have socialist individuals.”

Question 28: Why does the TTHCM state that the Party must frequently self-renew and self-correct?

Answer hint:

• Firstly, the shortcomings and deficiencies in the Party are normal. Therefore, Party correction is not a situational solution but a regular task.
• Secondly, the revolutionary cause led by the Party is a process, including many stages, each stage has its own requirements, so the Party must self-correct to meet the requirements of the class, of the nation.
• Thirdly, building and correcting the Party is an opportunity for cadres, Party members to self-train, cultivate better to fulfill the tasks entrusted by the Party and the people.

Question 29: According to TTHCM, what do we need to do to build a clean, strong, and efficient state?

Answer hint:

• Prevent and overcome negatives within the state apparatus.
• Strengthen the law alongside promoting revolutionary ethics education.
• Resolutely fight the three 'internal enemies': corruption, waste, bureaucracy.

Question 30: According to TTHCM, what is the key factor of a revolutionary individual?

Answer hint:

• Hồ Chí Minh always regards ethics as the “root”, the “source”, the “foundation” as the “key factor” of the revolutionary individual.

Question 41: Why does HCM emphasize the importance of setting moral examples in building new ethics?

Answer:

• Setting moral examples is a principle of moral training and the basis for distinguishing revolutionary ethics from old ethics.
• Hồ Chí Minh requires moral examples to be thoroughly observed in all subjects and areas from the Party, State, organizations, schools, families, and society.

Question 42: Is it correct to say that HCM advocated building the socialist economy with only two components, state-owned and collective economies? Why?

Answer:

• No, it's incorrect. Hồ Chí Minh advocated a multi-component economy. Among them, the four economic components he mentioned are state-owned economy, cooperative economy, private capitalist economy, and other individual economies.
• Note: According to Hồ Chí Minh, prioritizing the development of the state-owned economy is essential to lay the material foundation for socialism.

Question 43: What role does the Party play in the united national front?

Answer:

• The Communist Party is both a member of the United National Front and the leading force of the Front.

Question 44: What is HCM's view on the relationship between talent and virtue?

Answer:

• In the relationship between talent and virtue, Hồ Chí Minh always considers morality as the 'root', the 'source', the 'foundation', and the 'key factor' of revolutionaries. 'Revolutionaries must have morality; without morality, no matter how talented they are, they cannot lead the people.'

Question 45: In the period of transition to socialism, what is the most important political content according to HCM's teachings?

Answer:

• In terms of politics, the most important content is to maintain and promote the leadership role of the Communist Party of Vietnam.

Question 36: According to HCM's teachings, what are the basic characteristics of Vietnamese culture?

Answer:

• Ethnicity
• Scientific
• Mass

Question 37: How does HCM view the role of nationalism in the revolutionary cause?

Answer:

• Nationalism is a major driving force of the nation.

Question 38: According to HCM's teachings, what is the fundamental, long-term, decisive measure for the success of building socialism in our country?

Answer:

• The fundamental, long-term, decisive measure for the success of the socialist construction in our country is to “Utilize the talent, strength, and resources of the people for the benefit of the people.”

Question 39: According to HCM's teachings, what ideologies should be avoided when determining the course of transition?

Answer:

• Beware of complacency, as stated: During the resistance, we only had rural areas, now we have urban areas too, rushing industrialization would be subjective.
• Complacency, imposition, conservatism, being self-centered, refusing to learn, listen, and accept reasonable opinions from others.

Question 40: According to HCM's teachings, how are negative phenomena in the state's activities identified?

Answer:

• Prevent and rectify negative aspects within the state machinery.
• It is demanded to combat privileges, corruption, and other negatives, to keep the state clean and strong.
• It is pointed out 6 negative phenomena: illegality, reliance on power, degeneration, selfishness, division, arrogance.
• The state machinery from central to local levels should not fear mistakes but must be able to recognize mistakes and make every effort to correct them.

Question 46: When building the United National Front, what principles should it be based on?

Answer:

• First, the Front must be built on the foundation of the united bloc of workers, peasants, and intellectuals, under the leadership of the Party.
• Second, the Front must operate on the basis of ensuring the highest interests of the nation, the fundamental rights of the people.
• Third, the Front operates on the principle of democratic solidarity, ensuring increasingly broad and sustainable unity.
• Fourth, the United National Front is a tightly knit, long-term solidarity block, truly united, sincere, and mutually supportive for progress.
• Fifth, the Communist Party is both a member of the United National Front and the leading force of the Front.

Question 47: What is the most important principle in building the Party according to HCM's teachings?

Answer:

• Concentrated democracy is the fundamental and most important organizational and operational principle of the Party.