HISTORY
IMPERIALISM ASIA
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Thailand
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Cambodia
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Philippines
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Vietnam
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Detailed explanation-1: -Thailand remains the only country in Southeast Asia not colonized by Europeans. All of its neighbors were controlled by either the British or the French.
Detailed explanation-2: -Thailand covers an area of 513, 120 km², the country is just slightly larger than Spain or slightly more than twice the size of the U.S. state of Wyoming. Until 1939 the country was known as Siam.
Detailed explanation-3: -Overview. Over the course of the nineteenth century, Southeast Asia is colonized by Britain, France, and Holland.
Detailed explanation-4: -Depending on how you define it, the only countries that were never colonies are Liberia, Ethiopia, Japan, Thailand, Bhutan, Iran, Nepal, Tonga, China, and possibly North Korea, South Korea and Mongolia.
Detailed explanation-5: -Modern History When European colonial powers threatened in the 19th and 20th centuries, Thailand managed to escape as the only country not to fall under colonial rule. This was due to a compromise between the French and British to keep it as a neutral territory between them.