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Answer:
D
Explanation:
This question and answer was on one of my test, and I got it correct.
It was caused by the sharp rise in the price of opium was seized upon by some of the Cohong trading houses and smugglers.
Answer:
Good choice:
C. was able to remain independent because France and Britain preferred that it remain so in order to serve as a buffer between their colonial territories.
Explanation:
Fortunately, the monarchy of Thailand managed to maneuver diplomatically and the Southeast Asian country managed to avoid the fate of its neighbors that fell prey of European colonialism. It managed to preserve its independence. Burma, a former British colony, is northeast of Thailand. To the west and the south lied Indochina: Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam. All of them were French colonies.