Southeast Asia

The upper regions are the areas for rubber, tea, and coffee. The coastal plains and river areas are the rice fields.

During the cold war the US would support "almost" anyone that resisted communism.

It was the Pol Pot goverment as he turned into a extremist Darwinian, he took the "Survival of the fittest" motto to heart as Hitler and Stalin did. Surviving the Pol Pot genocide was next to impossible. Once a group was rounded none of them was ever released. After torture and interrogation, sometimes stretching over several months, all of these men, women and children were brutally put to death. The Khmer Rouge in retreat had some help from American relief agencies - 20,000 to 40,000 guerrillas who reached Thailand received food aid -and the West also ensured that the Khmer Rouge (rather than the Vietnam-backed communist government) held on to Cambodia's seat in the United Nations: the Cold War continued to dictate what allegiances and priorities were made.

Southeast Asians were unhappy with western rule but were equally discontent with Japanese dominance. Following the Japanese defeat, independence groups began fighting for freedom from colonial administration (namely, French Indochina)

Centuries ago China, in the late 19th and early 20th century France.

It was a temporary tactic, part of a strategic plan to equalize the South's chances against it's enemy; the North. It consisted of 4 phases:

1. Destroy NVA strongholds in Cambodia, including COSVN.

2. Do the same to Laos in 1971 (Operation Lam Son 719).

3. Utilize Arc Light missions when needed (B52s).

4. Get the POWs back.

Then go home.

Colonial rule did bring some benefits to Southeast Asia. It led to the beginnings of a modern economic system. Colonial governments built railroads, highways, and other structures that could benefit native people as well as colonials.

The development of an export market helped to create an entrepreneurial class in rural areas. In the Dutch East Indies, for example, small growers of rubber, palm oil, coffee, tea, and spices began to share in the profits of the colonials enterprise. Most of the profits, however, were taken back to the colonial mother country.

Benefits of the member countries of ASEAN are in 3 key terms, namely sociocultural integration, security and economic integration. There is cooperation in all of these 3 sectors. One proof of such cooperation is AFTA, which allows for free trade among ASEAN nations.

The Straits Settlements were a group of British territories located in Southeast Asia. Originally established in 1826 as part of the territories controlled by the British East India Company.

they stopped them from trading with other countries. Oil embargo, which weakened Japan.

1. The French War (1st IndoChina War) created two separate countries; N & S Vietnam.

2. The French War (1st Indo-China War) gave Ho Chi Minh and General Giap extensive combat experience, for their next war...against the US.

3. The French riverine forces from the 1st Indo-China War gave their experiences to the US Navy when the USN created their "Riverine Forces" (Brown Water Navy). As one example, the French designed and built RAG boat (River Assault Boat) was used as an inspiration for the US Navy to build the only purpose built (designed specifically for Vietnam) river assault boat during the war; the Alpha Boat (ASPB-Assault Support Patrol Boat) an all steel constructed riverine destroyer built in Oregon USA.

the cultures and religions of India and China as well as the religions Islam and Christianity fromSouthwest Asia.

Europeans wanted southeast Asian countries because of their location along the sea route to China. Europeans also recognized the value of the Pacific colonies as sources of tropical agriculture, minerals, and oil. Also, the Europeans knew that Southeast Asia held a rapidly growing spice trade which earned significant money. Europe also wanted technology, and control of other countries.

For the very same reason the English language developed into different dialects in the US. People in New York call a car, a "Ka"; people in Texas might pronounce the word's "you all" as "Ya'll", people in Tennessee might say the same words as "Yu'n's." Climate (the environment) probably has a major role to play in developing human cultures. California has a Mediterranean climate, and people in CA say "Car" and "You all." People in France, Italy, and California are more relaxed and take life as it comes; all three regions have a Mediterranean atmosphere (climate). All three countries (state) are heavy in the Arts, Entertainment (Hollywood is based in CA), Beaches, Wines, Orchards, Foods, Sports, and just enjoying life. Conversely, all 3 nations (state) dislike war (and in the case of France & Italy, might not be to good at it...based upon history): Italy, was the ONLY major axis power to quit WW2 (they surrendered in 1943). The frozen cold countries of Japan and Germany went on to fight until 1945. The Mediterranean country of France, hasn't won a war since Napoleon! The Mediterranean state of California was headquarters of the Vietnam Anti-War movements (hippies). Atmosphere, the climate can create cultures: Good climate creates friendly people; bad climate creates cold (hard) people.

Well it helped the red scare along if that helps any. people became severely anti-communist and those who ran for office had "ousted" some people as communists, or accused the person they were running against of either being communist or supporting communism. McCarthy, if you know him, used this trick (claiming certain government officials and public office holders were communists) to get great political power.

During World War II, Japanese controlled much of Southeast Asia from European

nations. When the Japanese ruled the area, it showed them that Europeans were far from

invincible. When the war ended, the Japanese left Southeast Asia. Europeans then wanted

the land back. But many of the people of Southeast Asia did not want to live under the

Europeans any longer. Southeast Asia eventually won independence and new nations

were formed.

Singapore

Mao Zedong declared the people's republic of china

Laos, Cambodia, North and South Vietnam (now called Vietnam).

Japan invaded all countries within 360 degree's of them. From Alaska, towards Australia (stopped by the Battle of the Coral Sea), and west of them in China. Russia (Soviet Union) was also fought at the Battle of Nomonhan in 1939. This battle, known as the Battle of Khalkhin-Gol by the Russians, is what put a stop to Japanese interests in the Soviet Union.

Countries surrounding the war zone (Vietnam), Thailand as one example, had US Air Force bases stationed there. These bases impacted the economy, in a positive way, for that country.

1941. The Japanese aircraft that bombed, torpedo'd, and sank the British battleship Prince of Wales and the British battlecruiser Repulse, were Japanese ARMY twin engine planes, that took off from what later became Vietnam on 10 December 1941.

A country that has part of their economy run by the government with part of it as free market or private enterprise, it has a mixed economy. The United Kingdom United States, Russia, France, and Sweden are some of the countries with mixed economies.