Colonial History of Southeast Asia
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COLONIAL HISTORY OF SOUTHEAST ASIA
Think-Pair-Share
COLONIAL HISTORY OF SOUTHEAST ASIA
•Do you think there is a good reason for one country to take control of another country?
•If so, under what circumstances do you think that would be justified?
Think-Pair-Share
COLONIAL HISTORY
of Southeast Asia
http://qed.princeton.edu/getfile.php?f=Autonomous_States_and_Colonies_1792-1860.jpg
“How colonization shaped what Southeast Asia is
today?”
WHAT ARE WE GOING TO DO?
•Define “colonization” ‘imperialism’•Brainstorm list of the colonists and
colonized countries of Southeast Asia•Discussion on motives of European
countries for colonization•Conduct a research on colonized
countries of Southeast Asia and a short presentation on a selected country
COLONIALISM & IMPERIALISM
COLONIALISM & IMPERIALISM
A practice The idea that drives the practice
The policy of extending a country’s power and influence through colonization, use of military force , or other means
One nation conquers and rules over other regions
Creating an empire, expanding into other countries and exercising power through sovereignty or indirect mechanism of control
1500s - 1900s 1900s onward
The policy or practice of acquiring full or partial political control over another country, occupying it with settlers, and exploiting it economically
SOUTHEAST ASIAN COLONIES
Burma (Myanmar) Malaysia, Singapore, Brunei
Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia
Indonesia
The Philippines
East Timor
Siam (Thailand)
PORTUGUESE TRADE ROUTE
PORTUGUESE TRADE ROUTE
Portugal, 1511
•1511 Portuguese discovered the trade route via the cape of good hope•Portuguese colonized Malacca (Malaysia)
•The Netherlands and Spain arrived later
•1560s - Spain colonized the Philippines
PORTUGUESE TRADE ROUTE
•1511 Portuguese discovered the trade route via the cape of good hope•Portuguese colonized Malacca (Malaysia)
•The Netherlands and Spain arrived later
•1560s - Spain colonized the Philippines
PORTUGUESE TRADE ROUTE
Spain
France
Britain
The Netherlands
Portuguese
Britain
•1605 Dutch controlled Indonesia
•1641- the Dutch colonized Malacca
•Britain colonized Singapore (1819) then Burma (1826)
•By 1913- Britain colonized Burma, Malaya, Borneo territories
Spain
France
Britain
The Netherlands
Portuguese
Britain
Spain
France
Britain
The Netherlands
Portuguese
Britain
•1907 France controlled Indochina (Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia)
•The Dutch ruled Indonesia from 1605 (250 years)
•Portuguese Timor•The Philippines
controlled Spain until 1898.
•The US took over the Philippines 1898-1964
Spain
France
Britain
The Netherlands
Portuguese
Britain
THINK-PAIR-SHARE
What are the major reasons for one country to colonize the other?
What might be some benefits that colonists bring to a colonized nation?
MOTIVES: NATIONAL SECURITY
In order to remain a strong country, Imperialists believed:
a strong industrial economy
a steady supply of raw materials for the industrial economy
a strong military to protect economy interest
MOTIVES: STRATEGIC ADVANTAGE
Did not want other countries to get ahead of them.
MOTIVES: NATIONALISM
People felt proud when their country ruled a large empire.
MOTIVES: SOCIAL DARWINISM
Based on Racism:
Europeans were better than other people
They believed this made it OK for them to rule other people.
MOTIVES: MISSIONARY IMPULSE
Spread their religion to people in other parts of the world.
Bring modern inventions and technology to these people to make their lives better.
MOTIVES: INDUSTRIAL ECONOMY
Need for raw materials
Cheap labor from the natives in the colonies
PAIR UP
Choose a partner for this project
Choose a country you are interested in
Research on basic information on the selected country, take note on your print out in Geography class
capital, size, population, language, climate, ethnic groups, types of government, currency, religion, food, attractions
•What area or country are you researching? Where is it?
•Why would a European nation want to colonize this area? (Consider natural resources, location, etc.)
•When did this area become colonized? By which countries?
•Who were the key people involved in this movement?
•What were the effects of colonization?
•What were the benefits and drawbacks of colonization in this area for the colonizers?
•What were the benefits and drawbacks of colonization in this area for the indigenous people?
RESEARCH & PRESENTATION
PRESENTATION5 minute presentation
PowerPoint/ Keynote/Preszi
Relevant pictures, maps
Appropriate length of wording (not to long)
Use of appropriate colors, readable font, font size
At least 4 citations
MATERIALS
Study Guide
Research Guiding Questions
REFERENCEShttp://learning.blogs.nytimes.com/2003/06/04/imperial-notions/
http://www.differencebetween.net/miscellaneous/difference-between-colonialism-and-imperialism/
http://oxforddictionaries.com/definition/colonialism
http://www.seasite.niu.edu/crossroads/ty/COLONIALISM_%20IN_SE%20ASIA.htm
http://pdfcast.org/pdf/reasons-for-imperialism-and-colonization
http://www.lehigh.edu/~amsp/eng-11-globalization.htm