Ch 6.1: Imperialism in SE Asia Review/ET

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

Who was Great Britain's rival in taking over nations in Southeast Asia? (Think about the map).

• France

• China

• the United States

• India

France's motives for invading Vietnam included

• saving the Vietnamese

• conquering Burma

• competing with Britain

• gaining access to Thailand

What was direct rule of colonies?

• governing a conquest by working with existing political leaders

• taxing the peasants of the conquered nation

• resisting the foreign country's rule

• replacing local rulers with officials from the foreign conqueror

Colonial powers profited from their colonies by implementing

• regular wage increases for workers to keep them motivated.

• plantation agriculture owned by the foreign power.

• small farms owned by peasants

• a balance of import and export to keep the economy healthy.