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Jun 13, 1200
The arrival of thais
The thai came from southern china in the 1200s. About the same time Buddhism a religion from India came on the scene and began replacing Hinduism. -
Jun 13, 1521
Ferdinand Magellan discovers the phillipeans
In 1521 Ferdinand Magellan discoverd the phillipeans. The spaniards tried to convert the local people to roman catholisism. Now in modern times the majority of the fillipino population is catholic. -
arrival of the dutch traders
In the 1600s and 1700s Dutch traders drove the portuguese out of much of southeast asia. Th gaind control of spices and trade and founded the dutch east indian trading company. The portugese ended up keeping timor. -
Colonization of Southeast Asia
In the 1800s the British and French set up plantations, railroads, and mines. Many people from China and India came to work on the colonies. The British and French helped spread Christianity. -
U.S ownership of the Philippines
In 1898 the U.S. entered the region when it won the Philippines from Spain after the Spanish American war. After WWII the U.S. gave the Philippines its independence. The United states kept a military presence in the philippines until 1992 when they closed the last american military base active on the island. -
The period of French and British colonization
French Indochina was part of the colonial french empire until 1954. During the time of the colonies the french tried to spread christinaity among the locals. The french used reasources and brought goods to and from france. -
The WWII Japanese invasion of the Philippines
The Japanese invasion of the philippines began on December eighth 1942. About ten hours after the attacks on pear harbor. The japanese bombarded surronding areas then they started land attacks on manila. -
The Vietnam War
The Vietnam War was one of the bloodiest wars in history. The U.S. thought that since Vietnam fell to communism all of the surrounding countries would fall so they invaded. The communist Vietkong ended up taking saigon in 1975 and now vietnam as a whole is communist. -
The civil wars in Cambodia
The Khmer rouge went on a bloody rampage of terror. Pol Pot ordered the execution of all educated people, all minorities, all clergy men and all monks.. Pol pot's bloddy reign of terror is considerd one of the worst genocides in history. Over one million were murderd just -
The emergence of Khmer civilization
The regions most advanced civilization the Khmer began in the 800s. The empire lasted around 400 years. The Khmer built Angkor wat a hindu temple in the 1100s. Angkor wat became a symbol of the khmer empire
