11.5 Imperialism in Asia

Southeast Asia Pacific Rim = countries that border the Pacific Ocean Area desired to provide access to China & resources Dutch colonize Indonesia (called Dutch East Indies) Dutch thought of Indonesia as their home (English only temporary lived in India, then moved back to England)

Malayan Peninsula Britain controls Malayan Peninsula Singapore Myanmar (then called Burma) British encourage Chinese to immigrate to Malaysia to work – Malays become minority in own country French control Viet Nam (then called French Indochina) Thailand (then called Siam) remains independent

U.S. Imperialism U.S. generally against colonization due to history as former colony Two exceptions: Those that felt U.S. should be world power Businesses that could make $$ U.S. controls Philippines, Puerto Rico, & Guam after Spanish-American War Filipinos not happy to trade one ruler for another U.S. prepares Philippines for self-rule Builds railroads, schools, hospitals, roads

U.S. Imperialism Hawaii, an independent nation, attractive to U.S. for location and sugar U.S. sugar plantations control Hawaiian economy (75%) Tariff on sugar eliminated in U.S. imports of sugar – Hawaiian economy in crisis Sugar businesses want annexation (addition of territory) of Hawaii to keep profits high

U.S. Imperialism Queen Liliuokalani wants to increase power of Hawaiians at expense of sugar businesses U.S. overthrows queen in 1893 Sanford Dole named president of Republic of Hawaii – requests Hawaii be annexed 1898 President Cleveland annexes Hawaii