Question

Based on what you know about European imperialism throughout the rest of the world, predict what life was like for the locals during imperialism in Southeast Asia.

Answer 1

Tropical rainforests, monsoon trade winds, lowland rice growing areas, and exotic tropical trading goods are the main economic motives for imperialism in Southeast Asia. The presence of European powers was increasing in the region and it sparked a transformation in trade to plantation agriculture and an set an exploitation in minerals and forest resources.

Religious motives for imperialism in Southeast Asia included the desire to spread Christianity, protect European missionaries in other lands, To spread the morals and beliefs of the Europeans, To educate people in other cultures, and to lastly end slave trade in Africa.