Ch 31 - SE Asia Flashcards
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What countries influenced SE Asia?
China and India
How long did China rule Northern Vietnam?
1,000 years
What religions spread to this region and influenced art and religion?
Hinduism and Buddhism
What was the conept to histroy and development?
Mandalas
What is one important mandala?
Khmer Empire (now Cambodia), ruled 9th-15th c
Why were the years 1300-1800 important?
growth of powerful states and certain groups of people beginning to define their national identities
What did Arabs bring?
Islam - popular
When did Europeans arrive?
1509
What did the Europeans want when they intially arrived?
obtaining wealth, not colonies
Why did Europeans change their intial goal?
changed as money poured into Europe and local leadership declined
By 20th century, Europe controlled the whole area except for what country?
Siam
How did colonialism change SE Asia?
powerful centralized gov’s were set up, Europeans forced their colonies to produce products to be sold in Europe
What was the unintended byproduct of colonialism?
Nationalism in local populations
What countries ruled Timor Leste?
Netherlands and Portugal
When did East Timor become independent?
1975
What happened after East Timor became independent?
Indonesia ruled for 24 yeras
What happened in 1999?
Vote was taken for Timor Leste independence
When did East Timor become the independent nattion of Timor Leste (2nd time)?
2022
What happened to the power shirt after WW2?
Traded European controllers for Asian
Who controlled Indochina?
France
What happened in 1954?
The Vietnamese beat the French and gained independence
Did US help North or South Vietnam?
South
What happened when US got involved with North and South vietnam to stop a COMM takeover?
Vietnam war
What happened in 1975?
The South surrendered and under COMM
