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One ancient culture in Thailand is reported
to have developed the ability to use bronze before 3000 BC.
What was the name of this culture?
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What was the name of the great T'ai state
of modern Yunnan province in China that fell to the armies
of Kublai Khan in 1253?
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After having seen Thai kingdoms such as Lan
Na and Sukhothai crumble before Burmese attacks in the 18th
century, the Thai people were in a ruinous situation. But
out of the ashes of this relative chaos came a general who
was able to reunite the various Thai states and help repel
the remaining Burmese forces. Who was this general?
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Soon after Thailand was reunited, in 1782,
a new general named Chaophraya Mahakasatsuk took power. He
re-established the capital at Krung Thep (modern day Bangkok)
and renamed himself. What was the reign name of this new king?
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This new Thai king took great pains to compose
an epic piece of literature which was based on an ancient
Indian work. What was this Thai version called?
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Influenced by the Meiji resoration in Japan,
and following in his father King Mongkut's footsteps in continuing
economic and political reforms in Thailand, which Thai king
abolished slavery and established a modern civil service in
Thailand?
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The key politician of the next two decades
(1932-1957) was a lieutenant colonel who ended an attempted
rebellion of the former royal family in 1933 and first involved
the military as a key force of politics in Thailand, who was
he?
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Which country was responsible for bringing
Thailand into World War II?
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In the late 1960s, Thailand held a major
position in global politics due to its close geographic proximity
to Vietnam and the conflict occurring in Indochina. On which
side did Thailand fall during this conflict?
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The 1970s were a time of political instability
in Thailand with political protests and peaceful demonstations
on the streets and college campuses. All of this culminated
in a massacre of students that occurred at which major university
in Bangkok in 1976?
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