1. Imperialism in Southeast Asia

2. Europeans race to claim Pacific Rim Southeast Asia that border Pacific Ocean Dutch, British, French, Germans all claim parts Establish trading ports Land perfect for plantation agriculture Dutch expand control Colonies called Dutch East Indies Includes Indonesia Settle Indonesia Establish firm rigid social class system British take Malayan Peninsula Singapore becomes trading base One of the worlds busiest ports Also establish colonies in Burma and Malaysia

3. French control Indochina Control Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia Use direct control in French Indochina Export rice Angers Vietnamese Impact of Colonization Modernization Improved economy, health, and education Massive migration to work in mines Racial and Religious clashes

4. Modernization in Siam (Thailand) Remains independent Promoted itself as a neutral zone Between French and British colonies King Mongkut’s reforms Starts schools Reforms legal system Reorganizes government Builds transportation and telegraph systems Ends slavery

5. US Imperialism in the Pacific Islands Most Americans disliked the idea of colonization Spanish-American War Philippine Islands Guam Puerto Rico Emilio Aguinaldo leads Filipino nationalists US promised immediate independence Helped infrastructure Roads, hospitals and railroads Cash crops US defeated after 3 year battle US promises to prepare Filipinos for self-rule US impact on Philippines

6. Hawaii becomes a republic Sugar plantations on Hawaii Mid-1800s sugar is 75% of Hawaii’s wealth US business leaders want annexation Add territory to country Queen Liliuokalani Tries to restore Hawaiian control American Businessmen remove her from power Us annexes Republic of Hawaii in 1898