European Claims in Southeast Asia

Which Country in Southeast Asia is an ideal location for trading?

• Singapore

• Vietnam

• Myanmar

• Mexico

The Dutch East India Company established control over most of the ....

• Burma

• Siam (Thailand)

• 3,000 mile long chain of Indonesian islands

• The Netherlands

Items in plantation agriculture in Southeast Asia include:

• rice and cotton

• sugar cane, coffee, cocoa, rubber, coconuts, bananas and pineapple

• rice, cotton, and oil

• linens, rice, cotton, and oil

Why did European powers race to claim lands?

• Plantation agriculture from Southeast Asia became more important in the world trade markets

• to avoid the war

• the Crimean War

• they enjoyed the warmer climate in Southeast Asia

What was Indonesia called during these times?

• South Asia Islands

• Thailand

• Netherlands

• Dutch East Indies

The Dutch thought of Indonesia...

• as a trading post for temporary visits.

• as their home.

• as "the best investment".

Indonesia, at that time, had a rigid social class system.

Who was on top?

• Indonesians

• The Dutch

• The Germans

• The Educated Polynesians

Indonesia, at that time, had a rigid social class system.

Who was in the middle?

• The Plantation workers

• The wealthy and educated Dutch

• The common workers

• The wealthy and educated Indonesians

Indonesia, at that time, had a rigid social class system.

Who was at the bottom?

• The plantation workers

• The lower class

• The pilgrims

• The lower class Dutch

The Suez Canal and the increased need for ______ & _______ combined to make Singapore one of the world's busiest ports.

• rice & cotton

• rice & oil

• silver & gold

• tin & rubber