V' Imperialism in Southeast Asia

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V. Imperialism in Southeast Asia

• World History
• Mr. Scherrman

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Answer the Qs on your sheet

• LOCATION
• Siam is sandwiched between French Indochina
  and British Burma
• 2. REGION
• the Dutch Netherlands

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A. Pacific Rim check definition

• Geopolitical Significance
• Key locations along sea rout to China. (check
  map)
• Natural Resources
• Tropical agriculture, minerals, oil!
• i.e. bananas, coffee, rubber, coconuts,
  pineapples, etc.

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B. European Powers in the Pacific Rim

• The Dutch Netherlands
• a. In area since 1602.
• b. Discovery of oil tin, and desire to gain
  more rubber plantations pushed the Dutch to take
  control of the island chain of Indonesia. (see
  map)
• c. Many Dutch moved to the islands and ruled
  through DIRECT CONTROL.

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B. European Powers continued...

• Great Britain Takes Malayan Peninsula
• a. Looked for a spot for their boats to stop
  traveling from India to China.
• b. Singapore became one of the worlds busiest
  ports. (see map for geopolitical significance)
• c. G.B. also desired tin and rubber and moved
  into Burma. (modern day Myanmar, again see map.)

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B. European Powers continued...

• France gains Indochina
• a. Napoleon III orders army to invade southern
  Vietnam in retaliation for 7 French missionaries
  that were killed.
• b. Added Laos, Cambodia, North Vietnam to
  their territory.
• c. Ruled under DIRECT CONTROL
• d. Switched rice for food to cash crop!

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C. Imperialism Effects in S.E.A.

• POSITIVE
• Cash crops exports helped economies grow.
• Infrastructure changes roads, RRs improved
  communication transportation

• NEGATIVE
• Education, health, sanitiation did not improve.
• Many Asians migrated to area to work resulting in
  an increase in racial and religious clashes.

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D. SIAM PULLS AN ETHIOPIA

• Siamese kings promoted their country as a needed
  neutral Zone between the two European Powers.
• WHY DO I LOVE KING CHULALONGKORN?
• a. To improve and change Siam
• Education and schools were emphasized.
• Railroads telegraphs were built.
• Legal system reformed.
• Slavery was ended.

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E. U.S. Imperialism in the Pacific

• 1. Two groups of Americans strongly supported
  imperialism
• Empire Builders U.S. was a world power and
  should act like it.
• Business Interests Wanted new markets and trade
  possibilities.

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E. U.S. Imperialism in the Pacific

• 2. Phillipines come under US control
• a. U.S. uses military to defeat nationalist
  movement of Emilio Aguinaldo.

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E. U.S. Imperialism in the Pacific

• 3. Hawaii Becomes a Republic
• a. geopolitical significance?
• location was crucial for travel in Pacific
• b. Sugar planters gained power and influence and
  pushed U.S. to annex Hawaii.
• c. Hawaii was annexed by the U.S.A. in 1898.