1. Chapter 13 Section 2 Imperialism in Southeast Asia and the Pacific

2. PhilippinesNew Zealand HawaiiMexico VietnamPanama LaosAustralia Cambodia Thailand Myanmar (Burma) Japan Indonesia Samoa Canada

3. Dutch East Indies (Spice Islands) Dutch East India Company – set up bases on the island of Java and spice islands. British – Took Burma (Myanmar) in 1886.

4. French Indochina (Vietnam) Beginning in the 1500’s missionaries started to convert people to Christianity. The Vietnamese saw what was happening around the region and believed the Europeans would try to colonize them. In the 1800’s the Vietnamese government was concerned about foreigners and started to kill Christian converts and priests.

5. Mongkut (King of Siam) 1851-1868 Siam (Thailand) is between Burma and Vietnam. Mongkut studies western languages and ways to remain outside of the imperial system. Chalalongkorn – son of Mongkut kept Siam from being conquered and made reforms within their country such as: freed slaves gave women rights modernized Siam

6. By the 1890’s Europeans controlled most of Southeast Asia. Mine Tin and harvest Rubber. Build harbors and railroads.

8. Philippines The Islands that became known as the Philippines were taken by the Spanish in the 1500’s. Suez Canal opened in 1860 which improved the economy of the Philippines. Jose Rizal inspired Filipinos to fight for more rights against Spain.

9. Spanish-American War 1898 Between Spain and the United States. Cuba tried to win independence from Spain. American battleships destroyed the Spanish fleet in the Philippines. The U.S. gave Spain $20 million for control of the islands.

10. Pacific Islands Melanesia, Micronesia, Polynesia – Three island groups that the Americans, French, and British were concerned with. They needed islands for whaling and later for military bases.

11. Samoa The U.S. gained rights over the group of islands in the Pacific known as Samoa.

12. Hawaiian Islands In the mid 1800’s American sugar growers pushed for power over the Hawaiian islands. Queen Liliuokalani was overthrown in 1893 by American planters. The U.S. annexed Hawaii in 1898.