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Module 2: Colonialism in SE Asia
 * How was the French and English occupation of South East Asia different than that of British India or the Chinese ‘melon’?**

Mandatory activities
 * Read the background essay on French Colonialism in Indochina and answer the questions.
 * Complete the matrix that lists the motives for colonialism in Indochina vs. that of India and China.
 * Compare and contrast Ho Chi Mihn in Vietnam with Sihanook in Cambodia and their paths to independence. Which do you think was more successful?

Alternate activities
 * Interview someone who was alive during the independence movement in either Cambodia or Vietnam and get their version of the story.
 * Investigate webpages that are about Vietnam or Cambodia’s independence and post them on the webography. Be sure to annotate your links.