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Britain controlled part of the south including Phuket, a small part of the north near Burma, France did likewise near Laos, Cambodian border. The country was never fully occupied as it was used as a buffer zone between opposing French and British armies, and the British were paid large sums of gold so as not to invade and control as a colonial power.
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Is Thailand part of the commonwealth?
No. It was never a member of the British Commonwealth or Commonwealth of Nations. While the British did at one point control small parts of what is now modern-day Thailand's territory, the Thai monarchy remained in power and Thailand is the only Southeast Asian nation that has never been colonized by Western powers.
When did japan take over Thailand and Burma and gain control of Thailand borneo and parts of new guinea?
1671
Who colonized Burma?
Invaded! ..
Thailand became a neutral zone between the?
British and French empires
What was the northernmost point of Japanese control by December 1942?
Thailand
Thailand became a neutral zone between the empires in Asia.?
British and French
By 1941 one quarter of what country was under Japanese control?
thailand
What did Thailand do during World War II?
Thailand did not take part in World War Two, although it was occupied by the Japanese and British for a short time.
Thailand was able to retain its independence when the rest of indochina had becom colonies of European nations because?
thailand served a buffer between british and french colonies
Where did the Japanese keep some of the captured British soldiers after the war with Hong Kong?
Thailand
What are the countries in southeast Asia that celebrate harvest festival?
The countries in Southeast Asia that celebrate harvest festival is Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, Philippines and Vietnam.
What southeast Asia country was never a colony?
Thailand. Because the agreement between British and French.
