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CFU Why would Britain want Australia to be used as a penal colony? Pair-Share 30 Seconds (Pick Non-Volunteer)
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Imperialism in Southeast Asia & the Pacific
A. AustraliaB. Southeast
AsiaC. The United
StatesD. Resistance
to the U.S.
• Britain established Australia as a penal colony• Penal colony = prisoners
A. Australia
CFU
• Why would Britain want Australia to be used as a penal colony?
Pair-Share 30 Seconds (Pick Non-Volunteer)
B. Southeast Asia• Demand for Asian products will drive Europeans
to colonize in Asia• Will have the same motivations that pushed the
Europeans in Africa:– Governments (political)– Industrialists (economic)– Missionaries (religious)– Social Darwinists (racist)
Europeans will compete for land for resources & to grow cash crops
• Tin• Pineapples• Coffee• Tea• Sugar cane
• Positive Effects: – Technology– Education– Health and sanitation improvements
• Negative Effects: – Racial and religious clashes– Destroy the land
CFU
• Why do Europeans want to colonize Asia?
Pair-Share 30 Seconds (Pick Non-Volunteer)
C. The United States• The United States becomes an Imperial power as a
result of the Spanish-American War• War fought between Spain & the U.S. in 1898• Cuba was fighting for independence from Spain• United States got involved to help Cuba
• United States won after 4 months of fighting
• Results of the war:– Cuba becomes “independent”– the U.S. will win Guam, Puerto Rico, and the
Philippine Islands
• Also in 1898, the U.S. will also annex Hawaii and buy Alaska from Russia to expand their territory
CFU
• What are the territories the United States wins during the Spanish-American war?
Pair-Share 30 Seconds (Pick a Non-Volunteer)
D. Resistance to the U.S.
• Not all of these territories wanted to be controlled by the U.S.
• Hawaiians do not want to be part of the U.S.
• American plantation owners illegally overthrew Queen Liliuokalani
• They took control of the Hawaiian government
• Had Hawaii annexed into the U.S
• Philippines also resisted American conquest• the Filipinos wanted independence from Spain so
they helped the Americans in the Spanish-American war
• Instead they became part of the U.S.• Wanted independence not a new colonial power
• War began between the U.S. and the Filipinos
• Filipinos led by Emilio Aguinaldo
• War lasted from 1899 – 1902• The Americans eventually won
Closure- CFU
• List reasons why the Europeans colonize countries throughout Southeast Asia.
• How did the conquered territories respond?
Pair-Share 30 Seconds, Write down answer in a complete sentence, Pick Non-Volunteers