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Jan 1, 1200
The arrival of the Thais
the Thai came from southern China. The people settled in the Khmer area. Around this time Bhuddism was replacing hinduism. -
Jan 1, 1500
Colonization of Southeast Asia
Europe around this time was searching for goods. The portugese led this expidition. They were looking for spices in the process of finding this area. -
Period: Jan 1, 1500 to
Colonialism
when most countries were under colonial powers in southeast Asia -
Jan 1, 1521
Ferdinand Magellan's discovery
Ferdinand found the phillipines and claimed it for Spain. They came to colonize, trade, and spread Chhristianity. The philippines were vastly affected by this in the future -
Arrival of Dutch traders
The Dutch came and drove portugal out of southeast Asia. portugal only kept the island of Timor. Then the dutch controlled the trade routes around southeast Asia -
The period of French and British colonization
The French and British established colonies with plantations in southeast Asia, railroads, and mines. A lot of people from China and India came to work there. They spread chritianity too. -
U.S. ownership of the Philippines
The U.S. won the Philippeans in 1898 during the Spanish-American war. In 1900 mostly colonial powers ruled most of southeast Asia. Only Thailand remained independent. -
The WWII japenese invasion of the Philippines
The Japanese invaded and occupied southeast Asia during WWII. The U.S. gave the philippines independance. Soon, many southeast Asian countries fought for independence. -
The Vietnam War
The U.S. decided to defend south Vietnam in the 1960's. This was to prevent the domino theory from happening. The domino theory states that if one country fell to communism the others would fall like dominos. -
The civil wars in Cambodia
communists took over Cambonia and laos in 1975. This was bacause of the Civil wars happening at the time. In 1978 Vietnam overthrew the communist goverment in Combonia -
Emergence of Khmer civilization
Khmer were the earliest advanced civilization in southeast Asia. The angkor Wat is a sprawling temple the Khmer built. The temple suggests that they were mostly Hindu in religion. -
Period: to Jan 1, 1499
pre-colonization
The time before the colonization of Southeast Asia
