Southeast Asia

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Japan required the raw materials necessary to the pursuit of war such as oil and rubber which was to be found in S.E.Asia .

2 big reasons.

first, the Japanese had almost no natural resources. Rubber, tin, iron, et cetera are found in abundance in SE Asia, but not in Japan. Japan wanted an empire, and empires need resources. So, the thinking was, "why not take it?" And take it they did.

Japan came up with this "Greater East Asia Co Prosperity Sphere" as spin and P.R. to get the Southeast Asian nations to buy into this idea. It was pure hokey.

Second, the Japanese fought with the Allies in World War I. They expected to get Germany's pacific colonies and more territory at the Treaty of Versailles conference. The Western powers virtually ignored Japan and treated the Japanese representatives like 2nd class citizens. This did not sit well with Japan, so Imperial Japan felt it was their right and their due to go GET an empire. If you aren't going to be given some of the spoils of war after fighting on the winning side, you're going to go take it.

I say this not to defend Japanese actions during World War II. I strongly condemn Japanese atrocities during the War. A Japanese artillery shell permanently blinded my grandfather and killed many of his unit on Papua New Guinea in 1942. Nevertheless I hope this explains why the Japanese invaded southeast Asia.

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Yes, Singapore pays Malaysia around 15 cents for every gallon of water. But in return, Singapore also returns some clean water back to Malaysia through the causeway

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The only land-locked nation in Southeast Asia is LAOS, It is landlocked because it has no borders with the sea

The Japanese achieved their objective of crippling the US Navy and keeping the US from helping other co

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Southeast Asia is made up of several countries and cultures. Different kinds of people, language, religions and traditions make it different from Europe, America and the nearer East. In Europe the predominance of Christianity was aided by the extent of the Roman empire. Much of American culture derives from European roots. Islam spread for many reasons, but one of them was the conquest of other states.

Flat land.

If someone said, "I was in Indochina", you would most likely reply, "what part?" Meaning Cambodia, or Laos, or South Vietnam, North Vietnam, etc.

Vietnam is to Indochina as Texas is to America (or Texas is to the United States).

Example: "What part of the US are you from?" Reply: "Texas"

Many East Asian and Southeast Asian countries were once Buddhist empires. What is now China, Mongolia all the way south into Myanmar, Thailand and Indonesia were once Buddhist and Hindu empires. Chinese and Indian influence has dominated much of Southeast Asia. Although Indian influence is more of the southwest section of Southeast Asia, particularly in western Indonesia and Myanmar. Chinese influence has dominated much of the entire eastern part of Southeast Asia and East Asia.

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The Proxy Wars in Southeast Asia, East Asia, and Afghanistan actively pitted Communist guerrillas or armies (supported by the Soviets and Chinese - Communist-bloc) against Capitalist/Fascist dictatorships (supported by the US and NATO - Capitalist-bloc). Conversely, the Proxy Wars in the Middle East did not involve Communist guerrillas, but rather the Communist-bloc stood by Arab Socialism and the Capitalist-bloc stood by Israel and convenient other allies.

The other major difference is that the Proxy Wars in Southeast Asia and East Asia were, by and large, successful for the Communist-bloc, but the Proxy Wars in the Middle East were, by and large, successful for the Capitalist-bloc.

Indonesia

Communist.

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Han Chinese

The mountain ranges in the Central Highlands (Pleiku/Kontum areas) can get pretty dry. Just like the forests in California...nice and wet during winter...dry and a fire danger in the summer.

Islam and Hinduism are the largest religions in Asia with close to 1 billion adherents each. Buddhism is the third largest religion in Asia.

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