Question

Drag each label to the correct location. Identify each item as a cause or an effect of imperialism in Southeast Asia. Western nations grew richer by exploiting colonized nations. Locals suffered in poverty. Western nations wanted to profit from weaker, resource-rich nations. Internal conflicts arose because of diverse communities living in a single nation.

Answer 1

The correct answer is the following.

The correct matches are:

Western nations grew richer by exploiting colonized nations: effect.

Locals suffered in poverty: effect.

Western nations wanted to profit from weaker, resource-rich nations: cause.

Internal conflicts arose because of diverse communities living in a single nation: effect.

European countries expansionist goals and imperialist ideas affected South Asia. These nations wanted to expand their territories and used their military force to impose its will in South Asia. The Netherlands, England, Spain, and France were the European countries that had political and economic interests in this region. France invaded Saigon in 1859, Great Britain controlled Burma until 1948. Spain colonized the Philippines in 1565 until 1898. The Netherlands colonized the Indonesian Archipelago in 1605.