European%20Imperialism%20and%20Colonization%20in%20Southeast%20Asia

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European Imperialism and Colonization in
Southeast Asia
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Colonialism .

• Colonialism usually involves the transfer of a
  population to a new territory. The new arrivals
  live there permanently but are still allegiant to
  their homeland.
• They still control the land politically,
  economically, and socially.

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Imperialism.

• A strong country taking over another country
  politically, economically and socially.
• They exercise power/control over the country.

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European Colonialism

• Europeans first arrived in Southeast Asia in the
  early 1500s.
• Portuguese, Dutch, British, Spanish, and French
  all came to this area to gain wealth through
  trade.
• In the 19th and 20th these nations began to
  colonize this region.
• Thailand was the only country to remain
  independent.

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Colonized Countries
France Great Britain Netherlands
Cambodia Laos Vietnam Burma Malaysia Singapore India Indonesia
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French Colonization of Vietnam

• 1858 Napoleon invades Vietnam.
• The French took rice, coal, gems, and rubber out
  of Vietnam.
• They made the Vietnamese pay more for goods than
  they would have to pay in other countries.
• The French did not give the Vietnamese healthcare
  or education.

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French Colonization of Vietnam

• Profit, not politics, was the real driving factor
  behind the French colonization.
• Colonial officials and French companies
  transformed Vietnams thriving subsistence
  economy into a proto-capitalist system, based on
  land ownership, increased production, exports and
  low wages.
• Millions of Vietnamese no longer worked to
  provide for themselves they now worked for the
  benefit of their French overlords.

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Fight for French Freedom

• In 1919 Ho Chi Minh (went to the Treaty of
  Versailles) asked that Vietnam be rid of foreign
  influence. He was ignored.
• During WWII, the Japanese invaded and controlled
  Vietnam.
• After the war when the French regained control, a
  group, led by Ho Chi Minh, convinced France to
  let Vietnam rule itself because the French were
  in no position to fight the Vietnamese.

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The Beginning The British East India Company

• In the mid 1700s B.E.I.C. grew to be the
  largest importer of goods, eventually governing
  certain areas of India.
• The company had.
• Very little government interference
• Its own army ( led by SEPOYS, or Indian soldiers)

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Why do you think the British are represented as a
lion?
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According to this map, why did the sun never set
on the British Empire?
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INDIA THE
BRIGHTEST JEWEL IN THE CROWN

• India was considered Britain's most
  valuable colony !
• WHY WAS IT SO VALUABLE?
• 1. Major supplier of raw materials2.
  Large market for British-made goods. (300 million
  PEOPLE!) Europe hit the INDUSTRIAL
  REVOLUTION and became the worlds workshop .
  India was the supplier for that workshop.

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Restrictions Begin..

• Indian economy could no longer operate on its
  own.
• Its raw materials (plantation crops tea, indigo,
  coffee, cotton, and Opium) were used for British
  manufacturers.
• India must buy BRITISH MADE goods!
• India and Britain could NOT compete economically
• EX Indias textile (fabric) industry was put out
  of business!
• WHY do you think they were put out of business??
• Indian people were forced by Britain to BUY ONLY
  British made textiles, NOT Indian ones. Cloth
  made by England was cheap, as opposed to Indian
  cloth.

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IMPACT OF COLONIALISM

• POSITIVE IMPACT
• Britain developed the worlds 3rd largest
  railroad network in India.
• Brought unity to the originally disconnected
  areas
• Helped develop a modern economy.
• British built modern roads, dams, bridges,
  irrigation canals which improved sanitation and
  public health.
• British founded schools and colleges High
  literacy rate
• British put an end to wars between local rulers.

• NEGATIVE IMPACT
• British held political and economic power.
• British restricted INDIAN Industries from making
  a profit? all put back into Britain.
• India produced crops JUST to sell them and give
  Britain a profit, not to EAT them this created
  famine and disease.
• The increased presence of missionaries and racism
  was harsh on Indian life.

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• Based on this picture, how were the Indians
  treated under British Rule?