Question: Evaluate the political changes which colonialism brought to Southeast
Asia after 1870.
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Parts of Essay
Task
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Introduction
gives an overview of topic/theme
Who colonised Southeast Asian countries? Why?
How did they intervene?
What political changes took place ?
What was the impact?
western powers such as British, the Dutch and the French colonised
Southeast Asia predominantly for economic benefits
intervention was in many forms and each colonial power adopted
a different approach of rule for each colony under its control
political changes – transformation of traditional Southeast
Asian states into modern states; political centralisation; secular
administration; modern bureaucracy etc.
Define the key words/phrases
Explain the concept of political changes in relation to the
essay focus
political changes refer to changes in administrative, political
and legal systems brought about by western colonialism
specify the time frame of essay
refers to later half of 19th century
after 1870 colonialism was intensified
most countries in Southeast Asia were colonised by the western
powers e.g. Burma and Malaya by the British, Indonesia by the
Dutch, Indo-China by the French and the Philippines by the US.