Midterm 1.2 Flashcards
Who colonized Vietnam?
France
Who colonized Indonesia?
The Netherlands/Dutch
Who colonized Cambodia?
France
Who colonized Burma?
Britain
Who colonized Singapore area?
Britain
Who colonized the Philippines?
Spain
(the U.S. later)
True or False: Marxism and liberalism spread to SE Asia because of colonialism
True
What were the only “constitutionally complete” countries?
Thailand and Philippines
Which imperial powers had liberal forms of colonizing?
Great Britain, U.S.
Which imperial powers had repressive colonizing?
Spanish, Dutch, French
Characteristics of liberal colonialism:
- Relatively good record on rule of law, civil liberties, political participation, education, economic opportunity
- Willing to consider independence
Characteristics of Repressive colonialism:
- Limited civil liberties, restricted education, censorship, tiered economies, corruption
- Europeans in superior legal positions
- Actively discouraged independence movements
British Colonies
- Burma
- Malaya
- East Malaysia
- Singapore
- Brunei
- Hong Kong
French Colonies
- North Vietnam
- Cambodia
- Laos
- South Vietnam
Dutch Colonies:
- Indonesia
- Dutch New Guinea
Portuguese Colonies
- East Timor
U.S. Colonies
- Philippines
Japanese Colonies:
- Korea
- Taiwan
- Manchuria
What were the waves of colonization and which countries were involved?
- Portuguese
- Spanish
- Dutch
- British
- French
What was the longest, most expensive, bloodiest war in the history of “British India”?
Burma, they really fought back!
What was the British influence in Burma?
- Direct and deep
- Late compared to India
- Categorization and territorial divisions (no more mandalas)
- Divide and conquer (karen at top of bureaucracy along with other minorities)
- Indians also challenged for labor jobs in new capitalist economy
What reasons did France give for conquering IndoChina?
- Protect the catholic french missionaries
- Trade access to China
What is Indochina?
3 territories in Vietnam area
How did Laos and Cambodia avoid the conflict of colonialism?
They welcomed the French in with open arms. They didn’t resist. They WANTED France to be their protectorate.