1. 11.5
Imperialism in Asia

2. 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)

3. 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

4. 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

5. 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

6. 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