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The story of French imperialism in Southeast Asia is simple:  since the 1800s France has dominated several countries, including Vietnam, known as French Indochina.  Rubber and rice were the key crops for France, and the harvesting and exporting of these crops caused Vietnamese to resent the French.  In the mid-1900s, communists in Vietnam overthrew French influence and forced the United States to pull out of the country also.

The story of French imperialism in Southeast Asia is simple:  since the 1800s France has dominated several countries, including Vietnam, known as French Indochina.  Rubber and rice were the key crops for France, and the harvesting and exporting of these crops caused Vietnamese to resent the French.  In the mid-1900s, communists in Vietnam overthrew French influence and forced the United States to pull out of the country also.

The Dutch had influence over Indonesia beginning in the 1600s, enjoying full dominance by the 1800s over this region, calling it the Dutch East Indies.  The Dutch harvested rubber and extracted tin and oil from the area.  Many Dutch immigrated to the region and worked in trading posts and managed plantations.

The Dutch had influence over Indonesia beginning in the 1600s, enjoying full dominance by the 1800s over this region, calling it the Dutch East Indies.  The Dutch harvested rubber and extracted tin and oil from the area.  Many Dutch immigrated there to work in trading posts and manage plantations.

The British, meanwhile, took control of the port of Malaysia, Burma and the port of Singapore near the Malay Peninsula.  This region had a surplus of rubber, teak and tin.  The British attracted many Chinese immigrants to this region, who eventually outnumbered the native Malay people and conflict with them to this day.

The British, meanwhile, took control of the port of Malaysia, Burma and the port of Singapore near the Malay Peninsula.  This region had a surplus of rubber, teak and tin.  The British attracted many Chinese immigrants to this region, who eventually outnumbered the native Malay people and conflict with them.

The United States engaged in some imperialism of its own around 1900 in acquiring the Philippines (and also Puerto Rico and Guam) from Spain as a result of the Spanish-American War.  Separately, the United States picked up Hawaii (also spelled as Hawai’i), even making it a state after World War II.   

The United States engaged in some imperialism of its own around 1900 in acquiring the Philippines (and also Puerto Rico and Guam) from Spain as a result of the Spanish-American War.  Separately, the United States picked up Hawaii (also spelled as Hawai’i), even making it a state after World War II.