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Internat ional Relations Year 1
WHEN YOU READ 1
Match the headings below with the paragraph number. The first one is done for you.
a) ___5___ Traded products and forced labour
b) _______ Europeans come for spices
c) _______ Colonial education and French withdrawal
d) _______ Trade is a two- way street
e) _______ Colonial administration and the modern border
f) _______ No river route to China
WHEN YOU READ 2
Read the text and find answers to the questions below.
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1. What brought European explorers to Southeast Asia in the 16 century?
2. Name three valuable spices.
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3. Which famous crop was introduced to Southeast Asia from South America in the 16 century?
4. When did Laos become part of French Indochina?
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5. Why did the French try to sail up the Mekong river in the 19 century?
6. When was the modern border of Laos negotiated?
7. What was corvée?
8. What happened at Dien Bien Phu in 1954?
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