1. Imperialism in Southeast Asia
Ch. 11.5

2. Essential Question
Why did the British take the Malayan Peninsula?

3. Setting the Stage
Like in Africa, Euro. powers compete to divide up lands of SE Asia.
Westerners recognized the value of natural resources:
Tropical agriculture
Minerals
Oil
Why it matters:
SE Asia struggled for independence in the 1900’s
Imperialism is the root of these struggles

4. Euro. Invades the Pacific Rim
By 1895
**Southeast Asian colonies are perfect for plantations**:
Sugar cane, coffee, rubber, etc.

5. Indonesia Under Dutch Control
Management of plantations etc. brought a large Dutch population
Creates a rigid social class system:
Dutch
Educated, wealthy Indonesian’s
Working Class
Indonesian farmer’s forced to plant 1/5th of land in specified export crop

6. British take Malayan Peninsula
Did so to compete with Dutch for trade.
(1869) Suez Canal opens
Area becomes one of worlds busiest ports
Why?
British encourage Chinese immigration to meet demand for workers
Malayan’s become minority, produces conflict
**Situation unresolved today**
Suez Canal
Malayan Peninsula

7. French Indochina (1840) French occupy: French fill govt. positions
Laos
Cambodia
Vietnam
French fill govt. positions
French did not encourage industry
Rice main export
Majority of rice exported at the expense of peasant diet

8. Colonial Impact in SE Asia
Econ. grew based export of cash crops
Roads, harbors, rail systems mostly benefited businesses
Educ., health, sanitation improve
Millions immigrate from other areas of Asia
Becomes melting pot of Hindus, Muslims, Christians, Buddhists
Often led to racial, religious clashes that are still seen today

9. US Imperialism in the Pacific
Most Americans disliked the idea of colonizing
Two groups in favor
Empire builders
Felt US should become a world power like Euro.
Needed to industrialize to do so
Business Men
Wanted new markets, resources, and trade possibilities
Empire Builders
Business Men

10. US Gain Philippines (1898) Spanish American War US gains: Philippines
Puerto Rico
Guam
May 1898
Battle of Manila Bay

11. Philippines (1899-1902) US states it will “prepare” them for self rule
Filipino’s fight for independence with US but lose
Led by Emilio Aguinaldo
US states it will “prepare” them for self rule
Build roads, RR, hospital, schools
Cash crops grown at expense of food
Led to food shortages
( ) American soldiers
fighting Filipino nationalists.

12. Hawaii Becomes a Republic
Interest by US begins around 1790
(1820)
US finance sugar cane plantations
(1850)
75% of Hawaii wealth from sugar plantation
Plantation owners control political econ. power.

13. Hawaii Becomes a Republic Cont.
(1893)
Queen Liliuokalani asks for new constitution
Want to shift political power back to Hawaiians
1893 Removed from power by American business men.
Why?
Hawaii annexed by US in 1898
Becomes 50th state in 1959
Queen Lilluokalani

14. Warm Up Why was the Suez Canal so important to Europeans?
How did Americans feel about imperialism? Which two groups of people actually favored Imperialism?
After the Spanish American war in 1898, which territories did the United States gain?
How did the United States attain Hawaii as their own?