1. Western Powers Rule Southeast Asia
By: Devon Nuel, Jared Grapes, Max Sala, and Alex Landy

2. Western Powers Rule Southeast Asia
Western imperialists, including the United States, claim lands in:
The South Pacific
Southeast Asia
Hawaiian Islands
Only Siam remains independent.

3. Western rivalries for Pacific Rim
Demand for Asian products
Drove Europeans to seek possession of Southeast Asia and islands of Pacific Rim
Wanted area for its resources
Sugar cane, coffee, cocoa
Rubber, coconuts
Bananas, & pineapple
As trade grew, European powers claimed more lands

4. Dutch controlled Indonesia
Dutch East India Company controlled island chain
Indonesia
Created rigid class system
Dutch on top
Wealthy and educated Indonesians in the middle
Plantation workers/ farmers at bottom

5. British’s control of Malay Peninsula
The British took port of Singapore plus Malaysia & Burma
British encouraged Chinese to move to Malaysia for working purposes
Malaysia/ Burma
Resources
Large deposits of tin
World’s leading rubber exporter
Oil

6. France’s control of Indochina
Indochina (modern Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam)
French wanted:
Large overseas market
Military intervention
Did not encourage local industry
Rice became major export crop
Consumption decreased, because it was shipped out of the region
Set stage for Vietnamese resistance against the French

7. Impact of Colonialism
Colonialism brought features of modern life to southeast Asia
Economy improved
Roads, harbors, rail systems improved communication/ transportation
Education/Health/Sanitation
Economic changes benefited European business
Cash crops/goods (rubber, tin)
People from other areas of Asia migrated
Working in Southeast Asia
plantations
mines
Migration made Southeast Asia a “melting pot.”

8. Siam’s Independence Siam (Thailand) maintained its independence
King Monghut and his son modernized Siam
Without giving up power to western powers
Started schools
Reformed legal system
Reorganized government
Built railroads, telegraph systems
Ended slavery
Escaped:
turmoil
economic exploitation
racist treatment

9. US Imperialism Late 1800’s, US began to seek colonies
1898, Spanish-American War
US won:
Puerto Rico
Guam
Philippine Islands
Emilio Aguinaldo- leader in fight against Spain
Struggle with Americans for Filipino freedom
United States defeated the rebels in 1902
American businesses exploited Filipinos
Cash crops at expense of basic food crops

10. Republic of Hawaii annexed as US Territory
American businessmen grew wealthy from plantations
Imported laborers from:
Japan
Portugal
China
Close ties with US
McKinley Tariff of 1890 provoked crisis
American planters called for US to annex islands
1890’s, Queen Liliuokalani tried to regain control
Business groups organized a revolution
With help of US marines they overthrew the queen
Government headed by Sanford B. Dole
Republic of Hawaii
Asked the US to annex Hawaii
1898, Hawaii became a territory of the United States!

11. THE END!