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