Colonialism in Southeast Asia

The first two Westerners who came to Southeast Asia were ________

• Portugal and China

• Portugal and Spain

• Portugal and Britain

Name 2 other Western powers who came to Southeast Asia.

• Britain and Dutch

• Philippines and Spain

• India and USA

Two reasons why Western powers came to Southeast Asia were…….

• Exploration and trade
• Travel and business

• Trade and vacation

The period when most of Southeast Asia were controlled by Western powers was called the period of _______

• Colonies

• Colonialism

• Exploration

When was the period of colonialism in Southeast Asia?

• Early 16th century until early 20th century

• Early 17th century until early 20th century

• Early 18th century until early 20th century

Name two inventions that helped Westerners to explore the world.

• Fast sailing ships and invention of firearms and cannons

• Slower boats and navigational tools

• Slow boats and invention of firearms

The ____ trade was the most profitable trade to Western powers.

• salt

• spice

• cotton

Spices could only be found in the __________ so the Westerners had to make a long journey there to get the spices.

• Maluku Islands

• Sulawesi

• Timor Leste