Siam retain independence by playing off British interest. This was done by King Mongkut and kKing Chulalongkura.
Siam (called Thailand today)
No, Siam could maintain its independence.
It undertook a large-scale push to modernize itself in the European mold
In trust we lose our independence. In cartel we retain the independence.....
Siam.the old name for Thailand was Siam
siam means fast
Siam was NEVER Vietnam, Siam was Thailand in the olden days.
Retain their independence
To maintain its independence - and retain the cotton revenues.
It failed because the colonies did not retain enough independence.
houston
Eventhough Mee Siam is called Siam it does not orignated from Thailand.Try finding Mee Siam there they won't understand you.Mee Siam is actually first created by a thai women who lives among malays and she introduced it to the malays but mee siam is not found in Thailand