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Jan 1, 1200
early thai civilization
The Thai people came from china. When they came they started spreading buddhism. They also settled down near the Khmer. -
Jan 1, 1500
Colonization of southeast asia
They were led there by portugal. In 1521 Magellan claimed the phillipenes for spain. They traded and spread religon. -
Jan 1, 1521
ferdinand magellans discovery
He found the phillipenes first. then he claimed them for spain. The europeans then spread roman catholicism. -
Arrival of ducth traders.
They drove out the portugese. Then the claimed the east indies. They also gained control of the tea and spice trade. -
French and british colonization
They spread christianity. They also set up railroads and plantations. Their actions brought indians and chinese who wanted extra work. -
U.S. ownership of the phillipenes.
The archipelago was won through the spanish war. We did not colonize thailand. They were ruled by colonial powers. -
ww2 japanese invasion
They occupied southeast asia. They broke up all the countries. After the war, the us gave them independence. -
The vietnam war
America got involved on the democrats side. We got involved because of the domino theory. Many people died on both sides. -
The cambodian civil war.
Russia helped instigate it. Vietnam encouraged the fighting. It lasted for over 20 years. -
The Khmer Civilazation
The Khmer controlled a lot of cambodia around 800 A.D. They introduced hinduism to the reigon. They also built angkor wat, which is considered tob one of the seven wonders of the world.
