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Imperialism in S.E. Asia

Imperialism in S.E. Asia. Attraction of S.E. Asia? STRATEGIC LOCATION Tropical ag., & minerals. I. Euro. Powers Invade the Pac. Rim. Early 1700s: Dutch East India Co. (Indonesia) Plantation ag.: Sugar cane, coffee, cocoa, rubber, coconuts, bananas, pineapples = $$$$$$$$$$$$.

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Imperialism in S.E. Asia

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  1. Imperialism in S.E. Asia

  2. Attraction of S.E. Asia? • STRATEGIC LOCATION • Tropical ag., & minerals

  3. I. Euro. Powers Invade the Pac. Rim • Early 1700s: Dutch East India Co. (Indonesia) • Plantation ag.: • Sugar cane, coffee, cocoa, rubber, coconuts, bananas, pineapples = $$$$$$$$$$$$

  4. A. Dutch Expand • Dutch E. India Co. (1602) = protect Dutch trading interests in Indian Ocean • Malacca & Java • Dutch East Indies • Plantation ag.

  5. B. Brit. Successes • By 1886: Brits. took Burma • 1819: est. city at Singapore • Guards entrance to Str. of Malacca • Colonies in Malaysia (tin & rubber)

  6. C. French Gains • Eastern S.E. Asia = internal instability • 1840s: 7 Fr. missionaries killed in Vietnam • Emperor Napoleon III ordered invasion • French Indochina • Under Fr. = 4X rice production • EXPORTED

  7. D. Colonial Impact • Colonization of S.E. Asia = mixed results • Economies grew (cash crops) • Modernization (Euros benefited most) • BUT, mass migration of people into S.E. Asia to work plantations & mines • Led to conflict

  8. II. Siam Remains Independent • Kingdom of Siam was better organized • Modernized under King Monghut & son Chulalongkorn As the times and the course of things in our country have changed, it is essential to promote the advancement of all our academic and technical knowledge and to prevent it from succumbing to competition from the outside. In order to achieve this, it is imperative to make haste in education so that knowledge and ability will increase. • Siam started schools, reformed legal system, reorganized govt.

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