Colonialism
In the early 1900s, nearly all of Southeast Asia was under the control of these.
Answer: foreign powers
The first Southeast Asian colony to gain independence.
Answer: the Philippines
In 1954, Communist forces defeated this country in Vietnam.
Answer: France
Cambodia’s military took over the government in this year.
Answer: 1970
Thailand has been this type of monarchy since 1932.
Answer: constitutional monarchy
Colonial rule was often harsh, unjust, and ______.
Answer: exploitive
The Philippines had been ruled by this country since the 1500s.
Answer: Spain
The Vietnam War lasted until this year.
Answer: 1975
Between 1975 and 1979, at least this many people died or were killed in Cambodia.
Answer: 1.5 million
A constitutional monarchy’s ruler is legally bound by this.
Answer: a constitution and government
It was not violent resistance that ended colonialism, but dramatic events that unfolded where?
Answer: elsewhere in the world
The United States took control of the Philippines in 1898 after this war.
Answer: the Spanish-American War
After the war ended, this part of Vietnam united the country under Communist rule.
Answer: North Vietnam
Vietnam invaded Cambodia in this year.
Answer: 1978
Textiles and this industry are important parts of Cambodia’s economy.
Answer: tourism
Japan took control of Southeast Asian lands during this war.
Answer: World War II
Myanmar gained independence from this country in 1948.
Answer: Britain
In Laos, conflict developed between the government and these groups allied with Vietnamese communists.
Answer: nationalists
Vietnam’s invasion sparked almost this many years of civil war.
Answer: 13 years
Singapore became independent from Malaysia in this year.
Answer: 1965
Japan used these three resources from Southeast Asia.
Answer: oil, rubber, and timber
Indonesia gained independence from this country in 1949.
Answer: the Netherlands
This rural communist movement overthrew Cambodia’s government in 1975.
Answer: the Khmer Rouge
The new government installed in Cambodia was controlled by this country.
Answer: Vietnam
In 1962, the military seized power in this country.
Answer: Myanmar