WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Independence. 1953-Cambodia wins its independence from France. Under King Sihanouk, it becomes the Kingdom of Cambodia. 1955-Sihanouk abdicates to pursue a political career.

Detailed explanation-2: -Colonial Era – Cambodia Enters the Wider World: 1863 – 1953. When French explorers arrived in Cambodia in the early 1860s, they were seeking to expand French commercial interests in Southeast Asia, and believed that Cambodia, or more precisely the Mekong, were a gateway to China.

Detailed explanation-3: -Cambodia was integrated into the French Indochina union in 1887 along with the French colonies and protectorates in Vietnam (Cochinchina, Annam and Tonkin). In 1946, Cambodia was granted self-rule within the French Union and had its protectorate status abolished in 1949. Cambodia later gained its independence.

Detailed explanation-4: -The French established the borders of present-day Cambodia, which are mainly set on the ridges of mountain ranges. Cambodia became a French protectorate in 1864. In 1867, it joined Vietnam (Cochin China, Annan and Tonkin) to form French Indochina. Laos was added later.

Detailed explanation-5: -Cambodia was a protectorate of France from 11 August 1863 to 9 November 1953. King Norodom approached the French in 1861, in an attempt to stop neighbors Thailand and Vietnam from swallowing Cambodia’s land.