Southeast Asia Research Paper

The area known as south-east Asia is an area booming with many different cultures and many different types of people. The past of Southeast Asia was filled with the birth of the cultures today that we know. The present-day Southeast Asia is a place with many large industries that include agriculture, fishing, electronics and many others. Southeast Asia is home to more than 15 different religions and within those religions, there are so many different types of people. Right now the countries that make up Southeast Asia are Cambodia, Myanmar, Pakistan, North Korea, South Korea, China, Malaysia, Mongolia, and more. Each of these countries is special. They each have different types of exports, different religions and cultures, and different types of people. Many of these countries you have heard about like China, North, and South Korea, but there are some that not many people know about like Cambodia, Myanmar, and Malaysia. All of these together form southeast Asia. …show more content…
One of the main religions of past Southeast Asia was Buddhist. Some of the others were Islam and Christianity. Buddhism started in northeast India which is very close to southeastern Asia. In Southeast Asia's past, there have been many different wars. First of all, there was a War Between China and England because of England selling illegal opium to Chinese citizens. The next was the Indochina wars. The Indochina Wars were many wars fought in Southeast Asia from 1946 until 1989. between the communist Indochinese forces against French, South Vietnamese, American, Cambodian, Laotian, and Chinese forces. The biggest country was China during this time was the Qin dynasty of