Student's Book – Dec 2009 (5.9mb) - The Curriculum Project

3. Colonialism and IndependenceIn this chapter you will study:• how and why Europeans first came to Southeast Asia• the advantages and disadvantages of living on theStraits of Malacca• how Europeans explored, conquered and settled inSoutheast Asia• about European trade and export of raw materials• the economic, political, and social impacts of colonial rule• how the European industrial revolution affected Southeast Asia• Vietnam’s and East Timor’s struggles for independence• the challenges new nations in Southeast Asia facedafter colonialismAt the end of this chapter you will be able to:• describe the events and factors that led to colonialism• identify the countries that were colonised in Southeast Asia andtheir colonisers• describe the economic, political, and social impacts of colonialrule on Southeast Asian nations• identify the main factors which fed nationalism inSoutheast Asia• identify the ambitions of nationalists in the first half of the20th century• recount the main events of the nationalist struggles in Vietnamand East Timor• identify challenges that independent nations often face35