Saturday, April 07, 2007

SEA3.2.4.Impact of Colonialism

Topic: Impact of Colonialism
Essential Question: Did Colonialism benefit Southeast Asia?

PERIOD I
  • Review:
    • Test your knowledge of European colonialism -
    • Target Diagram: Impact of Colonialism
  • Understanding goals: 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:
    • Explain how colonialism benefited Siam.
PERIOD II
  • Understanding goal: What is the link between colonialism and nationalism
    • What is nationalism?
      • Awareness of identity
      • Attempts at improvement
      • Agitation for autonomy
    • What was the nature of nationalism in SEA before 1942?
      • Collaboration
      • Adaptation
      • Resistance
  • Performances: Going by the characteristics of nationalism in SEA, when did nationalism begin? Justify with examples from British Malaya and French Indochina.