Communist Southeast Asia Vietnam Laos and Cambodia Objectives

Communist Southeast Asia Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia

Objectives • Identify Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia on a blank map. • Name two of the three countries that have occupied French Indochina. • Describe the rule of the Khmer Rouge.

Terms and Places The Mekong is a river that flows through Southeast Asia. Gulf of Tonkin is a protected inlet in north Vietnam and south China. Angkor Wat is an ancient temple complex in Cambodia. Communism is a theory of government in which the government owns and controls everything. Khmer Rouge was a communist group that took control of Cambodia in the 1970 s. This way, a communist government takes care of you and makes sure you’re fed.

China Vietnam Laos c i f i c a P Cambodia Indian Ocean n a e c O

The Mekong River flows through all these Southeast Asian nations. The Mekong River Delta, like most river deltas, is extremely fertile.

Laos m tna Vie Mountains separate Vietnam The Laos Gulf of with its from and. Tonkin, Cambodia. protected access to the sea, Where should one expect has a high population. that people will live in these The population at the countries? Mekong River Delta, where land is fertile, is also high. Laos, in mountainous terrain, has the lowest population. Cambodia e i V t m a n

These countries have a history of foreign occupation.

Laos, Cambodia, and Vietnam were called French Indochina. This was a colony of France. During World War II, French Indochina was ruled by the Japanese.

Ho Chi Min, leader of communist North Vietnam The United States supported the south against the communist north. The communists took over the In the 1950 s, the Soviet northern half of Vietnam and Union began to sponsor the country was divided for Communists in Vietnam. many years.

Laos Cambodia Vietnam After the United States left, Communism spread to South Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia.

The communist government in Cambodia was called the Khmer Rouge. In the 1970 s, they made everyone leave the cities and do hard labor in the countryside. Then they murdered a quarter of the entire country – about two million people.

They photographed them first. The photos are now in a museum.

Vietnam Laos Cambodia A famous ruin called Angkor Wat lies within the jungles of Cambodia. It appears on their flag.

film shows rural Laotian villages and In Laos. This are these They may have held grain or the jars. mysterious huge jars. water, or they may even have been used for burial purposes.

What Life expectancy does this chart in Vietnam, Cambodia tell about and Vietnam, Laos is and Laos are poorer Cambodia, less than most and Laos? other than most other East Asian nations.

Myanmar A Laos C E Vi m B Thailand Cam. D bodia na et F E F Which nation is Cambodia? Vietnam? Which nation is Laos? G G H H H I

Vietnam has coastline on what ocean? Pacific Atlantic Indian What separates Vietnam from its neighbors Laos and Cambodia? A river valley A desert A mountain chain A steppe What is the Mekong? A protected gulf between Vietnam and China A major river with a fertile delta for agriculture A mountain chain dividing Vietnam from its neighbors A communist government that killed two million people What was the name of this area when it was a colony? British Siam French Indochina American Samoa Belgian Congo

What country sponsored the communist revolution in North Vietnam? Great Britain Soviet Union United States China What country took over French Indochina and occupied them during World War II? Japan Soviet Union United States China What happened when the United States pulled its support for South Vietnam? Vietnam remained divided, the north communist and the south not. Communism spread from the north to the south and into Laos and Cambodia and Laos turned against Vietnam and overthrew its communist government. In what country did the government murder two million of its own people Vietnam Laos Cambodia Thailand

Please read “Vietnam, Cambodia, and Laos. ” World Studies: Asia and the Pacific. Pearson. Prentice-Hall, 2005. Pg. 126 -7. And “Vietnam: A Nation Rebuilds. ” World Studies: Asia and the Pacific. Pearson. Prentice-Hall, 2005. Pg. 230 -235. And “Vietnam: A Reunited Nation. ” Asia and the Pacific: Teaching Resources. Prentice-Hall. 2003. Pg. 51.

"The Extended Family in Vietnam. " World Studies Video Program. (DVD). Prentice-Hall. (3: 10).