Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
1. The Stone Age in Thailand Ban Kao Museum. Research into Thailand's prehistoric era commenced in earnest following World War II, which occurred from 1939 to 1945, and has continued to develop significantly over the past four decades, as of 2002.
Thailand [i] was known by outsiders prior to 1939 as Siam. [ii] According to George Cœdès, the word Thai means 'free man' in the Thai language, "differentiating the Thai from the natives encompassed in Thai society as serfs".
The history of Thailand from 1932 to 1973 was dominated by military dictatorships which were in power for much of the period. The main personalities of the period were the dictator Plaek Phibunsongkhram, who allied the country with Japan during the Second World War, and the civilian politician Pridi Banomyong, who founded Thammasat University and was briefly prime minister after the war.
The territories and boundaries of Kingdom of Thailand in World War II. Thailand officially adopted a neutral position during World War II until the five hour-long Japanese invasion of Thailand on 8 December 1941, which led to an armistice and military alliance treaty between Thailand and the Empire of Japan in mid-December 1941.
On 25 January 1942, the Thai government, believing the Allies to be beaten, declared war on the United States and the United Kingdom. As a reward for entering into a military alliance with the Japanese, the latter agreed to return to Thailand the four British Malayan provinces of Kedah , Perlis , Kelantan , and Terengganu which had been ceded ...
Siem Reap, Phra Tabong, Sisophon ceded to Thailand; Battle of Ko Chang (1941) Japanese invasion of Thailand (1941) Location:Thailand. Map of the Japanese invasion of Thailand, December 8, 1941: Thailand: Japan: Ceasefire. Thai alliance with Japan Thailand declares war on the Allied Powers. Battle of Prachuap Khiri Khan (1941) World War II (1941 ...
During World War II, Thailand was able to take advantage of the defeat of France in Europe to seize territory in Cambodia and Laos in a brief war. Following a Japanese invasion of Thailand (December 1941), Thailand made common cause with the Japanese and occupied parts of Burma and Malaya. Thai rule was not generally welcomed by the subject ...
The Siamese military state emerged from the disintegration in the 14th century of the once powerful Khmer Empire.Once a powerful military state centred on what is today termed Cambodia, the Khmer dominated the region through the use of irregular military led by captains owing personal loyalty to the Khmer warrior kings, and leading conscripted peasants levied during the dry seasons.