Colonial Rule in Southeast Asia

What did Western nations hope to gain by establishing new colonies after 1880?

• languages and cultures to add to their own

• additional ideas for their own industries

• more people to add to their population figures

• raw materials for their industries and markets to sell their products

Why did the United States fight so hard to defeat the Philippine guerrilla forces?

• to gain a connection to the markets of China

• to show Spain that the United States was in control

• to defeat the Japanese

• to protect Spain in the Philippines

France was motivated to take over Vietnam by its economic ambitions as well as by ______.

• a sincere desire to help Vietnam

• rivalry with Britain

• desire for Laos

• a fear of Siam

Citizens of the colonies probably preferred indirect rule over direct rule because _______.

• their taxes would be lower

• the government would be more efficient

• there would be fewer changes to their way of life

• foreigners would not be living in their country

Why did peasants in many Southeast Asian colonies revolt against imperial rule?

• Colonial governments imposed Western systems of education

• Local rulers gained more military power and economic prestige

• Nationalist leaders failed to protect indigenous religious customs

• Plantation agriculture drove them off their land