southeast asia Flashcards
adoniram judson
first missionary to southeast asia
number one food crop in southeast asia
rice
gained independence from britain in 1948
myanmar
What happened to myanmar
its military took it over when it was called burma and then changed it to myanmar
go chi minh
vietnam leader that kicked out the french
what country fought the usa for 9 years
vietnam
2nd longest war the us ever fought
vietnam war
was laos taken over by vietnam
yes
laos independence
was gained by France in 1954
how poor is cambodia
the poorest in southeast asia
who is pul pot
a ruler that killed 20% of cambodias population
angkor wat
largest religious temple in the world
thailands independence
only country in southeast asia to not be controlled by a europeen country
how devolved is thailand
the most devolped in southeast asia
worlds largest group of islands
malay archaplago
2nd tallest towers in the world
petronas
what is singapore geographically
it is an island city and country
is singapore poor
no it it the richest country in southeast asia
brunei financial state
2nd richest in southeast asia
brunei independence
gained from britain in 1948
how long is indonesia
2500 miles long
are there a lot of muslims in indonesia
yes it is the largest muslim nation
bornonbudar
largest buddist temple
philippines independence
granted by the usa in 1946