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Thailand in World War II

  • Japanese invasion of ThailandTanaka Chigaku, a Japanese Buddhist leader in the mid-1800s, introduced the principle of Hakkō Ichiu. He interpreted this concept to mean that imperial rule…
  • Thailand in World War IIOn the 24th of June 1932, a group called Khana Ratsadon ended over two centuries of absolute monarchy in Siam. The new civilian government struggled to…
  • Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity SphereIn the autumn of 1872, United States minister to Japan Charles DeLong explained to U.S. General Charles LeGendre that he had been urging the Government of…