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Imperialism in Southeast Asia and the Pacific. Chapter 25 Section 2. Europeans Colonize Southeast Asia. The Dutch East Indies Established Dutch East India Company established bases on the island of Java and in the Moluccas (Spice Islands) Expanded to dominate present-day Indonesia.
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Imperialism in Southeast Asia and the Pacific Chapter 25 Section 2
Europeans Colonize Southeast Asia • The Dutch East Indies Established • Dutch East India Company established bases on the island of Java and in the Moluccas (Spice Islands) • Expanded to dominate present-day Indonesia
The British in Burma and Malaya • Britain annexed Burma in 1886 • Singapore grew in Malaya- profit enriched Britain • French Indochina Seized • Building an empire on SE Asian mainland • Missionaries from European countries had some success in Vietnam; France invaded to end any resistance • France took over Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia • Siam Survives (present day Thailand) • King Mongkut (mahng KOOT) studied and understood the West • Accepted unequal treaties, but never became a European colony • Modernized and hired Western experts to teach
Colonial Southeast Asia • Many Chinese people migrated to SE Asia for economic opportunity • By the 1890s, Europeans controlled most of SE Asia • Changes benefited European colonizers much more than the SE Asians
The U.S. & the Philippines • 1500s- controlled by Spain; Filipinos resented the Church and resisted Spanish rule • Spanish-American War 1898 • Between Spain and the U.S. over Cuba’s attempt to gain independence from Spain • American naval officers encouraged Filipinos to declare independence; helped fight the Spanish • After the war, U.S. paid $20 million for control of the Philippines; heavily debated in the U.S. • Led by Emilio Aguinaldo, Filipinos resisted the U.S. • U.S. helped modernized and promised gradual self-rule
Western Powers Seize the Pacific Islands • 3 Regions: Melanesia, Micronesia, and Polynesia • 1878- U.S. had an unequal treaty with Samoa • Gained extraterritoriality and a naval station • Became a triple protectorate between U.S., Germany, and Britain after rivalry increased • American sugar growers wanted the Hawaiian Islands • Queen Liliuokalani was overthrown in 1898 • Supporters said it would happen anyway • By 1900, U.S., Germany, Britain, and France claimed nearly every island