Question

Which world event sped up independence movements by European colonies in southeast Asia?

-Germany's invasion of Poland
-the occupation of southeast Asia by Japan
-the Great Depression
-the end of the Cold War

Answer 1

The occupation of southeast Asia by Japan

Step-by-step explanation:

IN 1940 the Japanese Empire invaded the French Indo-China and this continued with different countries in Southeast Asia, when Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor it made USA enter the WWII, they were eventually defeated and this left those countries that were occupied with no government which led to a series of revolutions and declarations of independence from those states.

Answer 2

The correct answer is B. The occupation of southeast Asia by Japan.

In the early 16th century is when european powers started to colonize Asia.

For example, we had portuguese seizures of sites. When portugal and Spain decline of european colonization then it caused the European powers to be paved away.

Dutch took over portuguese colonies where strong presence was established because of their interest in Asia.

There was competition between Dutch, portuguese, and Spanish for whoever will win the Asia.