Southeast Asia

French Indochina

The French war ended in '54.

Most of them can't leave, if they wanted to. They don't have enough money, especially for an entire family. Others like where they live, I suppose, and want to stay there. Perhaps they have a house that was passed down through generations and therefore need to keep for generations to come. There's also plenty of work in the area, I presume, so it'll pay somewhat decently for workers, though probably not enough to take a whole family and leave the country.

The West wanted to colonize Southeast Asia due to the following reasons:

1. Economical reasons

i. Industrial Revolution

The industrial revolution took place in Europe from the late 18th to 19th centuries; the use of machinery and steam engines for the production of goods and the change from home to factory production sped up the European expansion in the East. The need for raw materials for the manufacture of goods, such as tin and rubber, the need for markets to sell the manufactured goods and the need for new fields for the European businessmen to invest their capital were also reasons of why European countries colonized Southeast Asia.

ii. Spice Trade and Straits Produce

Spice was a much desired commodity in Europe, and many European states desired to control the spice trade.

iii. Importance of China Trade

China had three valuable commodities, silk, porcelain and tea, which were in high demand in Europe. It was also a vast market for Europeans to sell their manufactured goods.

iv. Fear of Foreign Competition

The competition for raw materials and markets in Europe accelerated the colonization in South East Asia

2. Political reasons

i. National Pride and Glory

The Europeans believed that they were bringing glory and prestige to their home countries by acquiring colonies, and many of the European states wanted to prevent newly unified Germany from acquiring more colonies.

ii. To bring order, peace and stability to SEA countries

The chaotic political situation in parts of SEA disrupted European trade, and the European states needed to bring order and stability to enhance production of raw materials so as to increase trade.

3. Social reasons

i. Idealism

The European countries believed that their own culture and practices were superior, and that locals in SEA countries could not rule effectively. Therefore they wanted to help these SEA countries by colonizing them.

ii. Religion and Civilization

Some European powers came to Southeast Asia with the mission of spreading Christianity; for instance Spaniards wanted to obtain a base for religious activities in the Philippines.

Western powers also believed that European culture was superior and that they were bringing 'civilization' to the natives in the places they colonized, and were helping to improve their welfare.

=Hawaii is part of the United States.=

Singapore was a part of Malaysia until 1963 when it went its separate ways

Both actually are not main concern for American foreign policy and remain not to be sided with any political blog in global affair. The constitution of Indonesia declares that the relationship with foreign countries should be active and free. However, in business field, these countries have strong relationship with US as well as with Japan, EU and China. But if we ask which one that has closer relationship to US between those two? I think the answer is Indonesia. Since Nixon until Obama, except Carter and Bush Sr, all US presidents have visited Indonesia. The recents, Bush Jr and Obama, visited even twice.

It was the only country that kept its independence.

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No. Countries grouped with southeast Asia include Indonesia, Cambodia, Vietnam, Philippines, Malaysia, Singapore and Thailand.

Australia is not grouped with Southeast Asia.

It is apropiate because it the southeast section of Asia

Philippines

3 reasons

1. The French were afraid of independence movements developing in other French colonies.

2. They wanted to protect French economic interests in Vietnam.

3. The Bank of Indochina was very influential and its assets needed to be protected.

France considered French Indochina one of its most valuable colonial possessions. It provided it access to Asian trade and the prospect of acquiring many new Catholic converts.

Philipines

i would have said thailand because laos has nothing and with all the villagers its a small country but thailand is the dominant because it is luxury but now i dont know because the flood in thailand........................also i am thai/laos

I think..no :)

1963

Air Asia has grown to be the most popular budget provider in Southeast Asia.

That point is about 18 miles northwest of the center of Rangoon, Burma (Yangon, Myanmar).

Can Tho is city in Vietnam

A person can find information about a visa from different sources. The first one would be their consulate. If that is not possible then the travel agent will be able to supply this information. Last but not least travel guides to the country will also have information about visas.

Indonesia

Dr. William Sabandar is the Special Envoy of the ASEAN Secretary General for the Post-Nargis Recovery in Myanmar, former director of post-tsunami recovery of Nias Islands, Indonesia.

After fighting the most powerful nation on earth for over a decade, the NVA was by far the most hardened Army in SE Asia.

India was a separate continent until 45 million years ago