Essential Question: What brought about the rise of nationalism?
PERIOD I
- Review: Why was Siam not colonized?
- Anglo-French rivalry
- British Burma/British Malaya
- French Indochina
- Domestic modernisation by enlightened Kings
- Reforms of Mongkut
- Reforms of Chulalongkorn
- Foreign relations concessions
- Northern Malay states
- Laos & Cambodia
- Performance:
- Which do you think is the most important reason why Siam was not colonized
- Use the 2 approaches we have discussed to make your decision
- The theory of enlightened kings
- The theory of the colonialism's timing
- Understanding goal: What is the link between colonialism and nationalism
- What is nationalism?
- Awareness of identity
- Attempts at improvement
- Agitation for autonomy
- What is the link between colonialism and nationalism?
- colonialism > western ideas & religions > threat to local traditions & cultures > awareness of indigenous identity
- colonialism > trade & industrialisation > immigration/migration > urbanisation > income inequality > awareness of labour exploitation
- colonialism > administration > education > intelligentsia/new elites > western ideas > awareness of rights, liberty, equality
- Performance: Students to explain the links between colonialism and nationalism
- Understanding Goal: What was nationalism like?
- Nationalism as acts of collaboration: colonial [+] commoners [-]
- Nationalism as attempts at adaptation: colonial [+] commoners [+]
- Nationalism as anti-colonial resistance: colonial [-] commoners [+]
- Performance:
- Using the above matrix, how similar is the rise of nationalism in French Indochina and British Malaya? Give examples from the 2 case studies.
