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Section Write – Ch. 16, Sect. 2. Please answer the following questions in complete sentences. Would you limit your countries freedoms for economic gain and political stability (steadiness) by another country? Why?
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Section Write – Ch. 16, Sect. 2 Please answer the following questions in complete sentences. • Would you limit your countries freedoms for economic gain and political stability (steadiness) by another country? Why? • How would you deal with eventually loosening the controls of the strong country over yours?
New Nations of Southeast Asia Chapter 16, Section 2
CA Standards • 10.10.1 – Understand the challenges in the regions, including their geopolitical, cultural, military, and economic significance and the international relationships in which they are involved. • 10.10.2 – Describe the recent history of the regions, including political divisions and systems, key leaders, religious issues, natural features, resources, and population patterns.
Purpose of the lesson/What you should be able to do • You will be able to answer questions pertaining to Southeast Asian nations getting their independence
Over-Arching Question • What challenges did Southeast Asian nations face after winning independence?
Malaysia and SingaporeWho do they get their independence from? Malaysia - Federation of Malaya (1957) = Malaya, Sarawak, Sabah, and Singapore Singapore breaks away in 1965 to become independent city-state
Myanmar (Burma) Who do they get their independence from? Independence 1948 Military takes control in 1962, continues to rule repressively today Aung San Suu Kyi
Instruction • Unlike Myanmar (a military controlled government), Thailand and Malaysia have prospered under market economies.
IndonesiaWho do they get their independence from? Sukarno Suharto (rules as a military dictator) • seizes nearby island of East Timor in 1970s • East Timor wins freedom in 2002
President Suharto of Indonesia resigned in 1997 in part because of the Asian financial crisis
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7183191.stm - The lasting legacy of Suharto; Listen to Video and Audio
How long did the Dutch control Indonesia? • What country was the last possession of the Dutch? • How did Malaysia keep its independence? • What allowed for the improvement in Indonesia’s economy?
Key Philippine Leaders Filipino president Ferdinand Marcos (Define!) – Dictator 1966-1986 Corazón Aquino (Define!) - 1986 Defeats Marcos Fidel V. Ramos – 1992 Defeats Aquino
The “people power” revolution erupted in the Philippines in 1986 when President Marcos denied the results of a democratic election.
Homework • Read chapter 16, section 2
http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/specials/1626_tiger_tales/page2.shtml - Listen to history of Indonesia massacre (22:43 min.) – Maybe, if functions? • Information about Sukarno - http://www.medialens.org/alerts/08/080212_suharto_covering_up.php
Day 2 Guided Practice • Read document: “Suharto to Iraq: Nothing has Changed” – Discuss(?) about the 1965 Indonesia Massacre, then answer questions on a separate sheet of paper - due at the end of the period! *We will watch these videos with 20 minutes remaining of the class: • Mass Grave in Indonesia 1-2 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NXhVUWbHYFo&feature=related (10 minutes) • Mass Grave in Indonesia 2-2 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UFPZs7ts10I&feature=related (9 minutes)
Closure/Conclusion • What we have learned… • What challenges did Southeast Asian nations face after winning independence? • Southeast Asian nations faced challenges of religious and ethnic conflict, poverty, natural disasters, and popular struggles to replace dictatorships with democracies. • Section Questions
Video on: World Geography Asia and the Pacific: “Southeast Asia and the Pacific” (20:34 Min.) • Please take 15 notes for 15 points
Do chapter 16, section 3, Independence in Africa Outline Map (p.563) • Label all of the countries names = 25 pts. • Make a key = 10 pts. • Color map = 15 pts. *Total possible points = 50 points • This assignment will be due on May 14, Thursday, at the end of the period!