european colonization of australia and oceania begain in the 16th century.
where did european colonization of australia and oceania begin?
16th century
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the european colonization of southeast asia began in the 16th century when the dutch and portuguese colonized southeast asia for their spices. throughout the 17th and 18th century, the british and dutch began to colonize southeast asia. the dutch arrived in batavia and established dutch east indies. the british established themselves in the straits settlements, british malaya, borneo, and burma. in the 19th century, the french established french indochina. all of southeast asia was colonized, except thailand.
post - 1500 southeast asia archaeology
first wave of european colonization





























the first european colonization wave began with castilian conquest of the canary islands, and primarily involved the european colonization of the americas, though it also included the establishment of european colonies in india and in maritime southeast asia. during this period, european interests in africa primarily focused on the establishment of trading posts there, particularly for the african slave trade.the wave ended with british annexation of kingdom of kandy in 1815 and founding of colony of singapore in 1819.
first wave of european colonization