Throughline: The Emergence of Southeast Asia
Topic: Reassertion of Colonial Rule
Essential Question: How did Colonialist Reassert Control of SEA?
- Admin:
- Review of 2007 SA2 SEQ (Attempt both SEQs)
- Review of 2007 SA2 SBQ (Bring your 2007 SEA SA2 Question paper)
- Preview:
- Impact of Japanese Occupation
- On colonials: diminished in stature
- On nationalists: driven in resistance/reform
- On locals: politicised in awareness/actions
- Understanding goals:
- How did colonial attitudes react to nationalist activism?
- Performances:
- How similar were French & British colonial attitudes & actions towards SEA after WWII? Why were the attitudes and actions similar/different?
- Attitudes: Conservative vs. Liberal;
- Explanation:
- Experiences of WWII in Europe
- Administration during Japanese Occupation
- Disarmament after Pacific War
- What were colonial strategies to re-assert control?
- Malaya:
- Spence Chapman's Force 136
- Harold MacMichael's BMA: Malayan Union & Federation of 1946
- Member System: Municipal (1951) & Federal Elections (1954)
- Vietnam:
- Bao Dai's Empire of Vietnam vs. Ho Chi Minh's August Revolution
- Thierry d'Argenlieu's State of Vietnam under the French Union
- First Indochina War (1948-1954)
