Chapter+25+Notes

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__Gabby's Notes__

Imperialism in South East Asia and The Pacific.

-Western Industrial powers divided up the region looking for materials and christian converts.

-Southeast Asia remained independent.

-Threatened by growing Western influence, Vietnamnamese try to suppress christians by killing converts.

-As a response France invaded Vietnam in 1858.

-Vietnam fought fiercely, but didn't stand a chance against european fire power.

-1860; France seized a portion of Vietnam (South)

-Vietnam was completely France's decades later, it was referred to as the French Indochina.

-Natural resources and profits from Asia trade flowed up through singapore and enriched Britain.

-French were busy building and empire on the Southeast Asia mainland.

-Europeans directed the mining of tin, harvested rubber and built harbor and railroads, this helped Europeans more than Southeast Asia.

-1500's spain seized the Philippines.

-Missionaries helped spread christianity.

-By the 1800's they had strong resistance from spanish rule.