WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -By 1913, the British crown had occupied Burma, Malaya and the northern Borneo territories, the French controlled Indochina, the Dutch ruled the Netherlands East Indies while Portugal managed to hold on to Portuguese Timor.

Detailed explanation-2: -Overview. Over the course of the nineteenth century, Southeast Asia is colonized by Britain, France, and Holland.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Khmer Empire covered much of mainland Southeast Asia from the early 9th until the 15th century, during which time a sophisticated architecture was developed, exemplified in the structures of the capital city Angkor.

Detailed explanation-4: -Japan attacked British and American territories with near-simultaneous offensives against Southeast Asia and the Central Pacific on 7/8 December 1941.