social change, Southeast Asia
... present day Myanmar (Burma) and Malaysia, the Dutch completed their conquest of the East Indies (now Indonesia), and the French took the areas that formed their Indochina empire (present day Vietnam, Cambodia, and Laos). At the turn of the twentieth century, the United States defeated nationalist fo ...
... present day Myanmar (Burma) and Malaysia, the Dutch completed their conquest of the East Indies (now Indonesia), and the French took the areas that formed their Indochina empire (present day Vietnam, Cambodia, and Laos). At the turn of the twentieth century, the United States defeated nationalist fo ...
Imperialism in India - matthewmclean
... By 1557, the Portuguese gained a permanent base in China at Macau, which they held until 1999. The Portuguese, based at Goa and Malacca, had now established a lucrative maritime empire in the Indian Ocean meant to monopolize the spice trade. The Portuguese also began a channel of trade with the Japa ...
... By 1557, the Portuguese gained a permanent base in China at Macau, which they held until 1999. The Portuguese, based at Goa and Malacca, had now established a lucrative maritime empire in the Indian Ocean meant to monopolize the spice trade. The Portuguese also began a channel of trade with the Japa ...
Imperialism in India
... from using the water routes between Europe and the Indian Ocean. However, with the rise of the rival Dutch East India Company, Portuguese influence in Asia was gradually eclipsed. Dutch forces first established independent bases in the and then between 1640 and 1660 wrestled Malacca, Ceylon, some so ...
... from using the water routes between Europe and the Indian Ocean. However, with the rise of the rival Dutch East India Company, Portuguese influence in Asia was gradually eclipsed. Dutch forces first established independent bases in the and then between 1640 and 1660 wrestled Malacca, Ceylon, some so ...
Age of Discovery
... • The following factors contributed to the European discovery of lands in the Western Hemisphere: – Demand for gold, spices, and natural resources in Europe – Support for the diffusion of Christianity – Political and economic competition between European empires – Innovations in navigational arts (E ...
... • The following factors contributed to the European discovery of lands in the Western Hemisphere: – Demand for gold, spices, and natural resources in Europe – Support for the diffusion of Christianity – Political and economic competition between European empires – Innovations in navigational arts (E ...