Imperialism in Southeast Asia & the Pacific

A. AustraliaB. Southeast

AsiaC. The United

StatesD. Resistance

to the U.S.

• Britain established Australia as a penal colony• Penal colony = prisoners

A. Australia

CFU

• Why would Britain want Australia to be used as a penal colony?

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B. Southeast Asia• Demand for Asian products will drive Europeans

to colonize in Asia• Will have the same motivations that pushed the

Europeans in Africa:– Governments (political)– Industrialists (economic)– Missionaries (religious)– Social Darwinists (racist)

Europeans will compete for land for resources & to grow cash crops

• Tin• Pineapples• Coffee• Tea• Sugar cane

• Positive Effects: – Technology– Education– Health and sanitation improvements

• Negative Effects: – Racial and religious clashes– Destroy the land

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• Why do Europeans want to colonize Asia?

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C. The United States• The United States becomes an Imperial power as a

result of the Spanish-American War• War fought between Spain & the U.S. in 1898• Cuba was fighting for independence from Spain• United States got involved to help Cuba

• United States won after 4 months of fighting

• Results of the war:– Cuba becomes “independent”– the U.S. will win Guam, Puerto Rico, and the

Philippine Islands

• Also in 1898, the U.S. will also annex Hawaii and buy Alaska from Russia to expand their territory

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• What are the territories the United States wins during the Spanish-American war?

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D. Resistance to the U.S.

• Not all of these territories wanted to be controlled by the U.S.

• Hawaiians do not want to be part of the U.S.

• American plantation owners illegally overthrew Queen Liliuokalani

• They took control of the Hawaiian government

• Had Hawaii annexed into the U.S

• Philippines also resisted American conquest• the Filipinos wanted independence from Spain so

they helped the Americans in the Spanish-American war

• Instead they became part of the U.S.• Wanted independence not a new colonial power

• War began between the U.S. and the Filipinos

• Filipinos led by Emilio Aguinaldo

• War lasted from 1899 – 1902• The Americans eventually won

Closure- CFU

• List reasons why the Europeans colonize countries throughout Southeast Asia.

• How did the conquered territories respond?

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