WORLD HISTORY

HISTORY

IMPERIALISM ASIA

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What other group of people migrated to SE Asia, in the late 1800, and what did they do?
A
The Japanese, took over the Philippines
B
The Chinese, took over Singapore
C
The Chinese, established banking and trade networks
D
The Europeans, established banking and trade networks
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -In the century after 1840, around 20 million people from China and 30 million Indians moved to the growing cities and plantations of southeast Asia.

Detailed explanation-2: -Overview. Over the course of the nineteenth century, Southeast Asia is colonized by Britain, France, and Holland. In 1799, the Dutch government takes over the Dutch East India Company’s rule of parts of the Indonesian archipelago.

Detailed explanation-3: -Economic and religious concerns have historically been the major factors driving Chinese people abroad. A good example of this forced migration can be considered to be the migration of Buddhist pilgrims to Central, Southern and Eastern Asia.

Detailed explanation-4: -The first wave of Chinese emigration took place between the 10th and 15th century where many settled in modern day Cambodia, Thailand, Indonesia (Java and Sumatera) and Borneo – marrying natives and assimilating with the local populous.

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