European nations were interested in imperializing Southeast Asia for its natural resources like crops, minerals, and oil that could fuel industry [SENTENCE 1]. They sought to control key sea routes to expand their trade networks, especially between China and Europe [SENTENCE 2]. The Dutch, British, and French all sought to establish colonial control over different parts of Southeast Asia for economic and strategic reasons, though Siam was able to maintain independence by modernizing its government and society [SENTENCE 3].
2. Why were some European
nations interested in
imperializing south East Asia?
Southeast Asia had a lot of resources some
European nations were interested in they had
good for plantation agriculture and focused on
sugar cane, coffee, cocoa.
Europe wanted to invade the pacific rim
because they had an strategic location along
the sea that lead to the route to China.
They also wanted to invade the Pacific rim
because the colonies had sources of tropical
agriculture, minerals, and oil.
3. Dutch expand control
The Dutch vigorously sought after more land in
southeast Asia like Malacca.
They fought against the British and Javanese
for Java
They discovered oil and tin and expanded their
control over to:
Sumatra
Part of Borneo
Celebes
The Maluccas
Bali
Islands of Indonesia (also called Dutch East Indies)
4. British take the Malayan
Peninsula
The British competed with the dutch and
opened a trading base to have more routes
for the India-China sea routes and opened
the suez canal which made the demand for
rubber and tin increase.
Britain also had control over some of the
Malayan colonies and needed more
workers since the colonies were wealthy at
tin and rubber so they encouraged Chinese
to move over to the Malayan peninsula
which caused conflicts between the
chinese and native Malayans
5. French control Indochina
The French had been at southeast Asia
since the 17th century and used direct
colonial management. They focused on
rice production but most of it was
exported so the Vietnamese started a
resistance against France.
6. Colonial Impact
POSITIVE:
Roads, harbors, and
rail systems improved
communication and
helped the european
bussiness
Economies grew
Education, health and
sanitation got better
NEGATIVE:
People from other
parts of Asia migrated
and led to racial and
religious clashes.
7.
8. SIAM REMAINS
INDEPENDENT
France and Britain
both wanted to take
control over Siam so
Siam remained
neutral between them
With help from their
king Mongkut and his
son Chalialongkorn
they modernized
Siam.
9.
In order to be able to modernize Siam
they:
Builded schools
Reformed the legal system
Reorganize the government
The government builder a telegraph and
railroads on their own and they also
ended slavery
This way they remained independent.
10. U.S. IMPERIALISM IN THE
PACIFIC ISLANDS
After it's Independence, United States
was against imperialism and
colonialism. However, a group of elite
society thought that imperialism would
open new opportunities, so thats when
they decided to expand to other places.
That is how United States started
exploring in Southeast Asia.
11. The Philippines change
hands
After the war with Spain, United States took
The Philippines as a colony, with the excuses
of “educate Filipinos, and uplift and
Christianize them.” Filipinos weren't happy of
being colonized again after the Spanish, so
the Nationalists like Emilio Aguinaldo made
United States follow their promise of leaving
after the Spanish-American War. After that, the
Philippine Republic began. The United States
plunged into a fierce struggle with the Filipino
nationalists in 1899 and defeated them
in 1902.
12. Hawaii becomes a republic
In 1790, U.S. interest in Hawaii began. Americans
established sugar-cane plantations and became highly
successful. By the mid-19th century, American sugar
plantations accounted for 75 percent of Hawaii’s wealth.
Wealthy americans wanted Hawaii to be part of the
country because that meant that they had more profit in
the sugar cane. The new Hawaiian ruler,
Queen Liliuokalani wanted a new reform for Hawaiians,
so the americans didn't like this and took her power. In
1894, Sanford B. Dole, a wealthy plantation owner
and politician, was named president of the new Republic
of Hawaii. The president of the new republic asked the
United States to annex it. At first, President Cleveland
refused. In 1898, however, the Republic of Hawaii was
annexed by the United States.
13. CONCLUSION
Our conclusion is that the European
countries were very interested at the
southeast Asia because they had a great
wealth of resources which helped them
keep industrializing and keep imperializing
to gain more power. We also learned that
even though the US was against
imperialism they colonized and fought for
the Philippines. There were some positive
effects but most of them only benefited the
Europeans and their business and only
Siam remained independent because they
were able to change their government.
