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During the 1500s and 1600s the Europeans were able to take control of the
international trade of Asia, thereby diverting the profits from this trade to Europe. As a
result, the Europeans became stronger while Asian empires and kingdoms became
weaker. By the 1800s the Europeans were in a position to establish their authority over
much of Asia, particularly the Indian subcontinent and southeast Asia. Thailand and
Burma were become the country that Europe want. At that time Burma was under
controls of British Government and took advantage of Burmas political instability while
Thailand never been colonised because the ability of king rama five so, what effect on
those two country that get colonize and never get colonize.
Thailand in the 1800s,then the kingdom of Siam that was ruled by King
chulalongkorn or King Rama V. He was the fifth monarch of Siam under the house of
Chaki. Thais people said he is one of the greatest king that change and protect
social reform. The important thing that he this to make Thailand be Thailand like
concessions instead. Turn back into colonization period Siam was surrounded on all
sides by colonized nations. Gunboats from British would eventually turn up off the coast
of Siams capital and ask Siam to sign the Bowring treaty. Bowring treaty is the
agreement signed on 18 April 1855 between United Kingdom and the Kingdom of Siam
that liberalized foreign trade in Siam. This treaty allowed free trade for British in all
seaports and to reside permanently in Siam. The treaty also allowed the establishment
of a British consulate in Bangkok and guaranteed its full extraterritorial powers, and
commerce claimed to be an unequal treaty for Siam and beneficial for British but This
treaty is one reason that allowed Siam to be independent. However the treaty lead to
the economic develop of Siam until nowadays. Thailand also lose the land to European
countries during the colonization. Cambodia had come under French control in 1863,
and in 1885 France completed its conquest of Vietnam. Britain took the last remaining
portion of Burma the same year. When in 1893 Siam mounted a resistance against
French troops sent to Laos to press Vietnam's claims there, France sent gunboats to
Bangkok. The Thai capitulated and had to yield to France their sovereignty over Laos
and also pay a large indemnity. Most of Laos then became part of French Indochina,
France's colony in the region. France gained additional territories in Laos and Cambodia
from Siam by treaty in 1904 and 1907. In 1909 Siam ceded to Britain the four northern
Malay states, while the British agreed to assist in financing a Bangkok-Singapore rail
In the beginning Burma trade between China and India passing straight through
the country and the conflict began between Burma and The British when Konbaung
Dynasty decided to expand the land in to Arakan in the state of Assam close to the
British possessions in India. This cause to the first Anglo-Burmes War. The result is
British won with the aid of Siamese so,Burma was forced to give away their land Assem
and other northern provinces to be under control of British. In the middle of 18th the
second Anglo-Burmese War was provoked by the British who sought the teak forest in
Lower Burma as well as the port between Calcutta and Singapore.The result is British
won the war again that make British take advantage from Burma to desired access to
the leak,oil and rubies of northern Myanmar. Not for a long time after the second war
the beginning of Third Anglo-Burmese War started. The British government justified
their actions by claiming that the last independent king of Myanma was a tyrant and that
he was conspiring to give France more influence in the country. Thus, in 1885, after
three wars gaining various parts of the country, the British finally occupied all the area of
During the colonizations when the bad comes there always good things came
back. Even though Thailand never get colonized by any country because Thailand have
the greatest king. Meanwhile, between about 1890 to 1910 king Rama Vs launched a
modern government system for Siam. The existing department were reorganized into
As well as the special department for such thing as postal service,railroads, and
hospitals. King Rama V use his ability from what he has learn and modify in to Thailand
colonizedbyBritishsameasThailandanditeffectBurmaeconomicalots.Although
BurmawasthewealthiestcountryinSoutheastAsiaunderBritishrule,asacolonyit
wasseenverymuchasabackwater.Amongitsexports,thecountryproduced75
percentoftheworld'steakfromup-countryforests.TheBritishmadesouthernBurma
intooneoftheworldslargestriceexportingregionsandalsoexploitedrubiesand
otherproductsthattheysoldontheworldmarket.WhenGeorgeOrwellarrivedin
Burmain1924,theIrrawaddyDeltawasleadingBurma'sexportsofover3milliontons
ofrice.
Inconclusion,DuringthecolonizationperioditcallastheGoldenperiodfor
Europeancountrytoexpanded.ThailandandBurmabothcountryarewealthyin
researchthatEuropeanwant.AlthoughThailandnevergetcolonizedbutThailandhas
tolosesupplyandlandtosavethecountryeventhoughBurmacountrycantagainst
thepowerofEuropeancountryso,BurmesepeoplewereundercontrolofBritishbut
thisalsoaffectBurmaeconomicstoexpandmoretootherscountryintheworld.
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