16. MOTIVES: NATIONAL SECURITY
In order to remain a strong country, Imperialists
believed:
a strong industrial economy
a steady supply of raw materials for the
industrial economy
a strong military to protect economy interest
19. MOTIVES: SOCIAL DARWINISM
Based on Racism:
Europeans were better than other people
They believed this made it OK for them to
rule other people.
20. MOTIVES: MISSIONARY IMPULSE
Spread their religion to people in other parts
of the world.
Bring modern inventions and technology to
these people to make their lives better.
22. MEKONG RIVER
THE LIFE-GIVING RIVER
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23. Facts:The Mekong
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The longest river of SEA
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4,900 kilometers / 3,000 miles
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From Yunnan to South China Sea
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China, Myanmar, Laos, Thailand,
Cambodia, Vietnam
⤠44% of its course is in China.
24. The Life-Giving River
2 %
16 %
35 %
18 %
18 %
11 %
⤠60 million people
⤠Lower Mekong Basin - Laos,
Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam
⤠Connected to riverâs natural cycles
⤠80% of protein needs
⤠Diverse, productive inland ďŹsheries
⤠2.6 million tons a year
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27. Kingdom of Angkor
First Government
Lasted from AD 802-1431
Powerful empire including
Thailand, Vietnam, and Laos (30
million people)
Hinduism, temple built of stone
carved with myths and stories
Temple of Angkor Wat
Wat = Temple
28. Kingdom of Angkor
Shift from Hinduism to Buddhism
Thailand invaded in 1431
Vietnamese invaded.
Lost territories to Thailand and
Vietnam
Capital moved to Phnom Penh
(1432)
Simple agricultural life
29. Khmer Rouge Genocide
1940s Communist movement to
oppose the French Rule
Better treatment for farmers
Khmer Rouge - Red Cambodians- led
by Pol Pot
1975 Khmer Rough took over
Cambodia, killed middle or upper
class- a country without class
During 1975-1979, 1.7 millions people
died
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30. Thai Language
â Sa wad dee Ka
â Sa wad dee Krub
â Di Chan chue âŚâŚâŚ.
â Phom chue âŚâŚâŚ..
31. Wish you all good results.
â ŕšŕ¸ŕ¸ŕ¸ŕ¸ľŕ¸ŕ¸°ŕ¸ŕ¸Łŕ¸ąŕ¸ŕ¸ŕ¸¸ŕ¸ŕ¸ŕ¸
â Chok Dee Na Krub Took Khon.
â Good Luck to you all.