IndoChinese Peninsula

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Indo-Chinese Peninsula

• Burma
• Thailand
• Malaya
• Cambodia
• Laos
• Viet Nam

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1. Burma / Myanmar

• a. Largely controlled by foreigners
• -1200s Mongols
• -1800s British
• -1941-45 Japan (WWII)
• -1945 British
• -1948 Independent
• -1989 renamed Myanmar

The dominating colour of the national flag is
red. The rectangular space at the upper left
corner is blue. In it could be seen the figure
of a paddy stalk and a pinion encircled by 14
white stars of uniform size. The paddy
represents the peasants while the pinion stands
for the workers giving prominence to peasants and
workers who form the majority of the people in
the country. 14 uniform white stars symbolize
the equal status and union spirit of the 14
States and Divisions that constitute the Union of
Myanmar.The white in the flag signifies purity
the red indicates bravery and upright nature of
the people and the blue stands as a symbol of
peace and stability in the country.
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2. Thailand (Siam)

• a. 1st Nation to grow rice
• b. United under 1 ruler in 1238
• c. Effectively fought off foreign rule

Thailand's flag was adopted on September 28,
1917. It has five horizontal bands red (top and
bottom stripes), white (second stripe from the
top and bottom), and blue (a double-width stripe
in the middle). The proportions of the flag are
23 (height to width). The name of the Thai flag
"Trairanga" or "Trairong," meaning tricolour. The
previous flag of Thailand (which was then called
Siam) has only red and white stripes the flag
before 1916 pictured a white elephant on a red
ground.
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3. Malaya

• a. Early small city-states
• b. Rest stop between Europe Asia
• c. British rule
• -Democratic government
• d. Independence in 1957
• e. Arab influence
• -Muslim religion

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4. Cambodia
National flag White triple towers of Angkor set
on a red background, edged with blue trim, the
symbol of the Khmer culture.

• a. 1st Century A.D. Khmer
• -Funan
• -Capital _at_ Angkor
• -Main Religion Hinduism
• -Angkor-Wat
• -Temple to Vishnu
• -1200s occupied
• most of Indo-Chinese
• peninsula
• -1400s-1800s
• -Controlled by Thailand
• Viet Nam
• -Controlled by French 1863-1953
• -1970s-80s Violent Rebel Wars

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5. Laos
The flag of Laos was adopted on December the 2nd
in 1975, when Pathet Lao, the movement that had
this flag, took the power. The flag is red with a
large blue horizontal band representing the river
Mekong that crosses Laos. The white disc is the
moon. Formal Country Name Lao People's
Democratic Republic Local Country Name
Sathalanalat Paxathipatai Paxaxon Lao Capital
City of Laos Vientiane Population of Laos
5,777,180 Terrirory 236,800 sq km

• a. 1300s Fa Ngum
• -Lan Xang Kingdom
• -Land of 1 million elephants
• -Buddhism Religion
• b. 1700s Split into 3 kingdoms
• -Luang Prabang N
• -Vientiane Middle
• -Champassak S
• c. 1800s French Control
• d. 1900s Viet Namese Control

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6. Viet Nam

• a. 111 B.C. Chinese Control
• b. 900-1400 A.D. Independent
• c. 1800s French Control
• d. Mid 1900s Split
• -North- Communist (China)
• -South- Democratic (U.S. France)
• -Major Civil War (Viet Nam War)