1. Imperialism in Southeast Asia
Unit 6, SSWH 15 d

2. Forms of Control
- colony, protectorate, sphere of influence, economic imperialism
Types of Management: Indirect and direct
Indirect: limited self-rule, legislative body (local & foreign officials)
Direct (2):
Paternalism: Provide for locals but grant no rights
Assimilation: adaptation of locals to ruling culture

3. Race to Claim Pacific Rim
Pacific Rim: Lands of Southeast Asia that border Pacific Ocean
- establish trading ports (location)
- land perfect for plantation agriculture (natural resources)

4. Indochina French directly control Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia
Export rice, angering Vietnamese

5. Colonial Impact •Modernization: helps European businesses
•Improve: Education, health, sanitation
Millions migrate to Southeast Asia to work in mines, plantations
•Colonialism leads to racial & religious clashes

6. Siam Remains Independent
King Mongkut modernizes country:
- starts schools
- reforms legal system
- reorganizes government
- builds transportation & telegraph systems
- ends slavery

7. U.S. Imperialism in the Pacific Islands
U.S. gains Philippines after Spanish-American War
• Emilio Aguinaldo leads Filipino nationalists against U.S. rule
• U.S. defeats three-year nationalist revolt (1902)
Focus on cash crops leads to food shortages

8. Hawaii Becomes a Republic
Americans establish sugar-cane plantations on Hawaii
• By mid-1800s, sugar accounts for 75 percent of Hawaii’s wealth
• U.S. business leaders want annexation—adding territory to country
• Queen Liliuokalani tries to restore Hawaiian control
• U.S. annexes Republic of Hawaii (1898)