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Jan 3, 1200
The Arrival of the Thai
The Thai arrived from Southern China and settled in the Khmer area. -
Jan 4, 1500
The Period of French and British Colonization
The French and British were led by Portugal, and came to search for spices and other goods. -
Jan 5, 1521
Ferdinand Magellan's Discovery
Ferdinand Magellan claimed the Philippines for Spain. -
The Arrival of Dutch Traders
The Dutch drove the Portugese out of the region and gained control of the spice and tea trade in modern-day Indonesia. -
US Ownership of the Philippines
The US won the Philippines from Spain after the Spanish-American. -
The WWII Japanese Invasion of the Philippines
The Japanese invaded and occupied most of Southeast Asia. -
The Vietnam War
The US sent troops to South Vietnam. There were millions of death. After the war North and South Vietnam reunited and many fled. -
The Civil Wars in Cambodia
Vietnam helped overthrow the government of Cambodia. There were over 1 million deaths before the wars ended. -
Colonization of SE Asia
The Khmer controlled a large empire in the modern-day Cambodia. -
The Emergence of Khmer Civilization
The Khmer empire was the most advanced early civilization of Southeast Asia.
