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European powers started colonizing southeast asia during 1500s. port ugaland europeans came to a religon. they both resreachd spices and other trade goods.
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Explorer Ferdinand Magellan reached the philppanes and claimed the Island for Spain in 1521. The Spainards came to trade, colinize, and spread Roman Cathoilsism. These remains in Philppans today.
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The Vietnam were fighting to oust the French left the country divided into North and South. A civil was broke South Vietnam . The U.S sent in troops to defend South Vietnam.
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British and French set up colonies with plantations, railroads, and mines. Many people from China and India came to work. British and French spread the Christianity to others.
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U.S entered the region when it won the philippanes from Spain to Spanish. In the 1900's ,conlinal powers ruled most of the region. Thailand was never coloinzed.
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Japan invaded and occupied Southeast Asi. When Japan lost the war, the US gave the Philippanes indepence. People started fighting for the Indepence.
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One of the bodiest wars for indepence was French Indochina. French left in 1954. Indochina split into indepent countries.
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The Khmer controlled empire in what is now Cambodia . The remains of Angkor wat, a huge temple complex built 2 in llous. A reflect advanced civilization and Hindu religon.
