Chapter 12.1: Colonial Rule in Southeast Asia

Chapter 12: Lesson 1:  Colonial Rule in Southeast Asia

• Vocabulary (p.216)
• How did Europeans justify imperialism?
• What prompted Britain to colonize Singapore and Burma?

“Mr. President, the times call for candor. The Philippines are ours forever. And just beyond the Philippines are China's illimitable markets. We will not retreat from either. We will not abandon an opportunity in [Asia]. We will not renounce our part in the mission of our race, trustee, under God, of the civilization of the world.”—Senator Albert Beveridge, from a speech before the U.S. Senate, January 9, 1900

• How does Beveridge's statement (above) reflect a mixture of moral idealism and a desire for profit?
• Read the section "Colonial Economics":  What kind of economic system did colonial rulers establish?
• How did indigenous people in Southeast Asia respond to colonial rule?
• Lesson 1 Review:
• #3: What were the motivations for the new imperialism?
• #4: What led to Western dominance in Southeast Asia?
• #5: How did colonial powers govern their colonies?
• #6: How did indigenous people in Southeast Asia respond to colonial rule?

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