S1 : Southeast Asia

Imperialism

one country dominates the social economic, and political life of another

Singapore

British colony in southeast Asia

Burma

present day Myanmar (Britain)

French Indochina

Vietnam, Cambodia, Louse

Hanoi

capital of Vietnam

Protectorate

guided by imperial power (Egypt)

Siam

(present day Thailand) neutral buffer zone between Britain and France

Indirect Rule

local rulers are allowed to maintain positions of authority

Direct Rule

local leaders are replaced by colonial officials

Dutch East Indies

present day Indonesia

Mercantilism

economic system in which colonies are used for raw materials and markets