1. Chapter 27: Section 5 Demand for Asian products drive Western imperialists to seek possession of Southeast Asian lands Adapted from Ms. Garratt

2. Europeans Race to Claim Pacific Rim Lands of Southeast Asia that border Pacific Ocean form Pacific Rim Establish trading ports Land perfect for plantation agriculture

4. Strategic interests Malayan Peninsula Singapore Economic Markets Raw materials Plantation Crops (rubber, tropical plants) Cultural-religious Missionaries

6. Dutch East India Company controlled all of the Indonesian archipelago Called Dutch East Indies Rich in plantation crops, oil, tin & rubber Rigid social structure

8. Singapore became vital way-station for Indo- Chinese trade Opening of Suez Canal & increased demand for tin and rubber Established colonies in Malaysia & Myanmar Encouraged Chinese immigration Malays became a minority Conflict continues today

10. Indochina included Vietnam Laos Cambodia Direct control Industrialization disallowed 4x more land devoted to rice production However VN consumption decreased as rice was exported.

11. Modernization in Siam Siam remains independent, neutral zone between French, British King Mongkut modernizes country: Starts schools Reforms legal system Reorganizes government Builds transportation and telegraph systems Ends slavery

12. U.S. gains Philippines after Spanish-American War Emilio Aguinaldo leads Filipino nationalists against U.S. rule U.S. defeats three-year nationalist revolt U.S. promises to prepare Filipinos for self-rule Focus on cash-crops leads to food shortages

14. Americans establish sugar-cane plantations on Hawaii By mid-1800s, sugar accounts for 75 percent of Hawaii’s wealth Queen Liliuokalani tries to restore Hawaiian control American businessmen have her removed from power U.S. annexes Republic of Hawaii (1898)