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Thais moved from China and settled in the Khmer area. At the time Buddhism was introduced. That replaced Hinduism.
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During this time, Europe started colonizing Southeast Asia. The European powers were led bo Portugal. They originally came in search of spices and other trade goods.
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Ferdinand Magellan was the one who reached the Phillipines and claimed them for Spain. After it was claimed to colonize and trade. They also spread Roman Catholicism, which is still there today.
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Dutch traders drove the Portugese out of most of the Philippenes. The Portugese kept only the small island of Timor. This allowed the Dutch to take control of the trade routes.
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During the1800s, the French and British set up colonies with plantations, railroads, and mines. To work these colonies, many Chinese and Indians moved there. The French and British also took this chance to spread Christianity.
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America took control of the Philippines after the Spanish-American war. However, by the early 1900s, colonial powers ruled most of the region. Only Siam, ow Thailand, was never colonized.
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During this time, Japenese occupied most of Southeast Asia. Though, after this, the US gave the Phillipines independence. As a result other countries in Southeast Asia began fighting for their own freedom.
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the Indochina at left Vietnam in 2 parts- the north and the south. In the 1960s, a civil war broke out in the south. Therefore, the US sent troops to protect the South from Communist forces.
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Cambodia was created after the war in french Indochia. This was one of the bloodiest ars for independence ever. Indochina won, and split into Cambodia, Laos, and Vietnam.
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The Khmer is the region's most advanced early civilzation. Khmer controlled a large empire that is now Cambodia. Remains of a huge temple called Angkor Wat can be seen today.
