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Imperialism in Southeast Asia

Imperialism in Southeast Asia. Unit 6, SSWH 15 d. Forms of Control. - colony, protectorate, sphere of influence, economic imperialism Types of Management: Indirect and direct Indirect: limited self-rule, legislative body (local & foreign officials) Direct (2):

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Imperialism in Southeast Asia

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  1. Imperialism in Southeast Asia Unit 6, SSWH 15 d

  2. Forms of Control • - colony, protectorate, sphere of influence, economic imperialism • Types of Management: Indirect and direct • Indirect: limited self-rule, legislative body (local & foreign officials) • Direct (2): • Paternalism: Provide for locals but grant no rights • Assimilation: adaptation of locals to ruling culture

  3. Race to Claim Pacific Rim • Pacific Rim: Lands of Southeast Asia that border Pacific Ocean - establish trading ports (location) - land perfect for plantation agriculture (natural resources)

  4. Indochina • French directly control Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia • Export rice, angering Vietnamese

  5. Colonial Impact • •Modernization: helps European businesses • •Improve: Education, health, sanitation • Millions migrate to Southeast Asia to work in mines, plantations • •Colonialism leads to racial & religious clashes

  6. Siam Remains Independent • King Mongkut modernizes country: - starts schools - reforms legal system - reorganizes government - builds transportation & telegraph systems - ends slavery

  7. U.S. Imperialism in the Pacific Islands • U.S. gains Philippines after Spanish-American War • Emilio Aguinaldo leads Filipino nationalists against U.S. rule • U.S. defeats three-year nationalist revolt (1902) • Focus on cash crops leads to food shortages

  8. Hawaii Becomes a Republic • Americans establish sugar-cane plantations on Hawaii • By mid-1800s, sugar accounts for 75 percent of Hawaii’s wealth • U.S. business leaders want annexation—adding territory to country • Queen Liliuokalani tries to restore Hawaiian control • U.S. annexes Republic of Hawaii (1898)

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