Question:
Evaluate the political changes which colonialism brought to Southeast Asia after 1870.

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Parts of Essay Task Hints NOTES
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.

                                                                                                                 
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