2. Europeans Colonize Southeast Asia  1500s-1700s Europeans used lands in Asia- specifically India and China  1800s- Dutch, British, and French rivaled over lands in Southeast Asia

3. Dutch East IndiesDutch East Indies  Dutch began a Dutch East India Company in 1600s  Dutch wanted profits  Crops: coffee, indigo, spices

5. Britain in Southeast AsiaBritain in Southeast Asia  Britain took Burma in 1886  Prior to being taken over, Burma suffered several wars  Britain also took Malaya- a trading port

6. French in Southeast AsiaFrench in Southeast Asia  French sent Christians missionaries to Vietnam  Vietnam tried to suppress Christianity  French took over Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia  Lands became known as French Indochina

8. United States and the Philippines  1500s- Spain seized the Philippines  Spain sent Christian missionaries  Spanish-American War- war between Spain and America  War happened over Cuba’s attempt to win independence from Spain  American battleships destroyed Spanish fleet  America had to give Spain $20 million for the Philippines

9. The Philippines and the United States  The Filipinos did not want to be controlled  Filipino nationalists fought for independence  Movement led by Emilio Aguinaldo  Thousands of Filipinos and Americans died during the rebellion  Americans crushed the rebellion and worked to modernize the Philippines