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Southeast Asia 6-1 Cultures and History

Read pages 122-127 in your textbook. For each section, there will be a few questions to
help guide you through your reading. After answering the questions and reading the
section, write a one sentence summary of what that section is about.

A Region of Diversity
What kept outside influences from Southeast Asia for a long period
of time?
_____________________________________________________________
When outside influences did make it to Southeast Asia, they came
from ____________ and _____________.
My one sentence summary:
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The Impact of India and China

What three religions did Indians introduce to Southeast Asia?
_____________________________________________________________
In 111 B.C., China conquered ______________ and the people here
began to use the teachings of ___________________ to run their
government.
My one sentence summary:
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Major Religions of Southeast Asia

______________ is the main religion in Myanmar, Thailand, Laos,
Vietnam and Cambodia. _____________ is the religion of the majority
in ___________________ and _________________.
What religion do most people in the Philippines practice?
_____________________________________________________________
My one sentence summary:
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Colonial Rule in Southeast Asia

What did traders want to gain control of?
_____________________________________________________________
By 1914, ______________ was the only country not under colonial
rule.
The United States gained control of the Philippines by winning the
_________________.
My one sentence summary:
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Effects of Colonial Rule

Colonial rulers built a network of __________________________.
What did education give to the people of Southeast Asia?

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My one sentence summary:
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The Road to Independence

What is a nationalist?
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The_______________ drove European powers out of Southeast Asia.
The countries of Southeast Asia wanted _______________. Some
gained it after World War II, but many had to fight for it.
My one sentence summary:
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Vietnam, Cambodia, and Laos

What three countries had a violent road to independence?
_____________________________________________________________
What country controlled them before WWII?
_____________________________________________________________
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The Vietnam War

The Vietnamese forces that defeated the French wanted to create a
_____________ government.
What did the United States send to aid South Vietnam?
_____________________________________________________________
My one sentence summary:
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Cambodia and Laos

What did the United States do to Cambodia and Laos during the
Vietnam War?
_____________________________________________________________
The ______________________ took over the government of Cambodia
in 1975.
What did they do to the urban population?
_____________________________________________________________
In ___________________, elections brought a stable government to
Cambodia.
My one sentence summary:
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