Chapter 11: Section 5 Ms. Garratt Imperialism in Southeast Asia
What is the Pacific Rim?
Explain European Intervention Strategic interests Malayan Peninsula Singapore Economic Markets Raw materials Plantation Crops (rubber, tropical plants) Cultural-religious Missionaries
The Dutch Portugal Dutch East India Company controlled all of the Indonesian archipelago Called Dutch East Indies Rich in plantation crops, oil & rubber Rigid social structure
Dutch East Indies
Plantation Agriculture - Rubber
The British & the Malayan Peninsula Singapore became vital because: Needed way-station for Indo-Chinese trade Opening of Suez Canal & increased demand for tin and rubber Established colonies in Malaysia & Myanmar Encouraged Chinese immigration Malays became a minority Conflict continues today
Singapore
The French & Indochina Murder of missionaries Emperor Napoleon III 1840s Indochina included Vietnam Laos Cambodia Direct control Industrialization disallowed 4x more land devoted to rice production However VN consumption decreased as rice was exported.
Siam (Thailand) Independence Neutral zone between British controlled Burma & French Indochina Modernization of edu, legal & gov under King Mongkut & son Built its own infrastructure Reforms came from its own gov which reduced: Racist treatment Social turmoil & Economic exploitation
US Imperialism in the Philippines Cuban War of Independence Presidents Cleveland and McKinley Yellow Journalism Sinking of the USS Maine Attacked Philippines first Took over their territories Guam Puerto Rico Philippines Emilio Aguinaldo
Betrayed by US Led rebellion which lasted from US promised it would prepare them for self-rule. US encouraged growing of cash crops
Queen Liliuokalani
US Imperialism in Hawaii Many opposed any kind of colonial imperialism Two groups supported imperialism. Duty to fulfill its destiny as world power Business interests motivated by markets and need for raw materials McKinley Tariff Queen Liliuokalani Sanford B. Dole Republic of Hawaii Republic of Texas
Westernization