The History of Southeast Asia

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  • Jan 1, 1200

    The Arrival of the Thais

    The Arrival of the Thais
    The Thai arrived from southern China and lived in the Khmer area. Buddhism was introduced from Sri Lanka and India. Buddhism replaced Hinduism.
  • Jan 1, 1500

    The Colonization of Southeast Asia

    The Colonization of Southeast Asia
    Europe started settling Southeast Asia like everywhere else. Portugal came to the region first thing to find spices and goods to trade. Following Portugal came the rest of Europe
  • Jan 1, 1521

    Ferdinand Magellan's discovery

    Ferdinand Magellan's discovery
    Ferdinand Magellan got to the Philippines and said Spain owned it. Spaniards followed and came to colonize trade, and spread Roman Catholicism. This religion is still the main faith today.

  • The Arrival of Dutch Traders

    The Arrival of Dutch Traders
    The Dutch traders pushed the Portugese out of Southeast Asia. Portugal onlykept the island Timor. The Dutch controlled the tea and spice trade on what is now Indonesia.

  • The Period of French and British Colonization

    The Period of French and British Colonization
    In the 1800s, plantations, railroads, and mines were set up by the British and French. Chinese and Indians were the workers. The British and French helped spread Christianity.

  • U.S. Ownership of the Philippines

    U.S. Ownership of the Philippines
    The U.S. went into Southeast Asia when it won the Philippines in the Spanish-American war. Most of the region was colonized. Only Siam, now Thailand, was never colonized.

  • The WWII Japanese invasion of the Philippines

    The WWII Japanese invasion of the Philippines
    Japan invaded and conquered most of Southeast Asia. After the U.S won the war the U.S. gave the Philippines independence. Then other countries began to fight for independence.

  • The Vietnam War

    The Vietnam War
    While fighting for independence, Vietnam split into two, and fighting broke out in the south. The United States sent troops to Vietnam to stop the spread of communism. The fighting solved nothing, caused millions of deaths, and South and North Vietnam reunited and became communist.

  • The Civil Wars in Cambodia

    The Civil Wars in Cambodia
    In 1975, communism took over Cambodia. The government caused one million people to die there. In 1978, Vietnam helped Cambodia overthrow the government, which caused more fighting. the UN finally ceased the fighting in the 1990s.

  • The emergence of Khmer civilization

    The emergence of Khmer civilization
    The Khmer was the first andvanced civilization to live in Southeast Asia. From the 800s to the 1200s the Khmer controlled an empire in which is now Cambodia. The Khmer built hindu temples.