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British in Burma and Malaya

  • Rulers of Burma clashed with British
  • British expanded eastward from India
  • Burmese
  • suffered defeats
  • resisted British rule
  • annexed in 1886 by British

Dutch East Indies Established

  • Dutch establish bases
  • Java and Moluccas "Spice Islands"
  • slowly expanded to dominate rest of Indies
  • produced coffee, indigo, spices

Europeans Colonize Southeast Asia

  • Southeast Asia commands sea lanes
  • European merchants move in
  • The area remains independent
  • Western Influence spreads
  • Dutch and British use modern technology to colonize Southeast Asia

French Indochina Seized

  • French built empire on Southeast Asian mainland
  • Portuguese trading center formed in Vietnam
  • Missionaries moved into Vietnam
  • Met with resistance
  • Rebellion crushed with estern help
  • French Indochina = mainland Southeast Asia

Siam Survives

  • Siam (present day Thailand)
  • King Mongkut
  • 1851-1868
  • didn't underestimate Western power
  • Studied foreign languages, math, and science
  • Was able to negotiate with West
  • Helped Siam modernize

Colonial Southeast Asia

  • Chinese
  • migrated to Southeast Asia
  • took advantage of economic opportunities
  • left China to escape hardship and turmoil
  • formed vital trade routes
  • Europeans
  • controlled most of Southeast Asia
  • introduced modern technology
  • expanded commerce and industry

Imperialism in Southeast Asia and the Pacific

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The United States and the Philippines

-Spain imposes the catholic religion on Filipinos

  • Good for the church
  • Filipinos accused church of abuse
  • Lead to resistance of Spanish rule

-Suez Canal opens in 1860

  • Economic growth occurs

Spanish-American War

-Began in 1898

  • Cuba fights for independence from Spain

-American navy destroys Spanish fleet in Philippines

  • Filipinos decided to fight for own independence
  • America buys the rights to govern Philippines

Struggles in the Philippines

-Philippines wanted independence

  • rebellion springs up again
  • many die

-America crushes rebellion

  • modernization occurs
  • groomed country for self-rule

Western Powers Seize the Pacific Islands

-Industrialized nations created ports on Pacific Islands

  • Whaling and Sealing ships needed supply ports
  • Missionaries introduce ideals of diplomacy

Foreign Control

-Pacific Islands controlled by four nations

  • US, Britain, France, and Germany

Hawaii

-American sugar growers wanted Hawaiian Islands

  • Queen Liliuokalani wanted less foreign influence
  • Overthrown in 1893

-Hawaii becomes annex of the US

Progress in Samoa

-America is allowed to build naval stations

  • Along with other countries

-Samoa is established as a triple protectorate

  • US, Germany, and Britain
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