HISTORY TEST HELP: Siam and King Monkut
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King Mongkut played one power off the other by granting other countries treaties in Siam right? Exactly how and what treaties were these??? NEED HELP COS HISTORY TEST tuesday!!?
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Before succeeding his brother on the throne, Mongkut served 27 years as a Buddhist monk learned to speak English and studied Western history and science. As king, Rama IV introduced European-style education established the first printing press, and hired foreign experts to modernize Siam's government and economy. The most controversial act during the reign of Rama IV was the signing of the ‘Bowring Treaty’ under duress from Great Britain.
This treaty granted extra-territoriality rights and other privileges to British citizens. In effect under this treaty the British were free to do as they pleased in Thailand. They could import previously banned items like opium and gold bullion, all royal monopolies were canceled, import and export duties were taxed at a flat rate of 3%, and no British citizen could be arrested and or tried in a Thai court. The treaty was much to the benefit of Britain and could never be canceled without her permission. Virtually every European power and America rushed to sign a similar treaty. The treaty was more economical than making Thailand a colony because all the benefits of a colony were obtained without any obligation to build roads, schools, establish postal services, build railroads, etc. -
wow~~~~~~Originally posted by CenturionMBT:Before succeeding his brother on the throne, Mongkut served 27 years as a Buddhist monk learned to speak English and studied Western history and science. As king, Rama IV introduced European-style education established the first printing press, and hired foreign experts to modernize Siam's government and economy. The most controversial act during the reign of Rama IV was the signing of the ‘Bowring Treaty’ under duress from Great Britain.
This treaty granted extra-territoriality rights and other privileges to British citizens. In effect under this treaty the British were free to do as they pleased in Thailand. They could import previously banned items like opium and gold bullion, all royal monopolies were canceled, import and export duties were taxed at a flat rate of 3%, and no British citizen could be arrested and or tried in a Thai court. The treaty was much to the benefit of Britain and could never be canceled without her permission. Virtually every European power and America rushed to sign a similar treaty. The treaty was more economical than making Thailand a colony because all the benefits of a colony were obtained without any obligation to build roads, schools, establish postal services, build railroads, etc.
btw.... pls refer to tis also...
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Thanks mate, anymore people who are supa good at hist? HEy Centurionbmt, thanks! But is that all there is to know about what exactly Mongkut did, this bowing treaty is all there is right?
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......You're a university student or something? How can you be tested on something that isn't written on your textbook?
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A levels history has no textbook at all...Originally posted by Stevenson101:......You're a university student or something? How can you be tested on something that isn't written on your textbook? -
there's a good reason why there are libraries in your school, as well as public libraries. heck the internet itself is a library.Originally posted by jonalim:A levels history has no textbook at all...
start learning to do research and stop asking for answers to everything. -
King Monkut is already mentioned in O Level Pure History.. it's just that we aren't tested on it...
But the basic thing is that it was he who accepted Western education and experts on running his country and made a few treaties to give up lands to the Western powers and that was how he managed to keep Thailand from being a colony.
I guess Centurion has already given the full details.
And you don't need to be a university student to know about this...
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You'd remember it better if you read it up yourself.
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Yar thats all i know. Why don't you do some extra research on the net and see it for yourself?Originally posted by CenturionMBT:Before succeeding his brother on the throne, Mongkut served 27 years as a Buddhist monk learned to speak English and studied Western history and science. As king, Rama IV introduced European-style education established the first printing press, and hired foreign experts to modernize Siam's government and economy. The most controversial act during the reign of Rama IV was the signing of the ‘Bowring Treaty’ under duress from Great Britain.
This treaty granted extra-territoriality rights and other privileges to British citizens. In effect under this treaty the British were free to do as they pleased in Thailand. They could import previously banned items like opium and gold bullion, all royal monopolies were canceled, import and export duties were taxed at a flat rate of 3%, and no British citizen could be arrested and or tried in a Thai court. The treaty was much to the benefit of Britain and could never be canceled without her permission. Virtually every European power and America rushed to sign a similar treaty. The treaty was more economical than making Thailand a colony because all the benefits of a colony were obtained without any obligation to build roads, schools, establish postal services, build railroads, etc. -
Yeah we were given no bloody book list, just a lot of condensed notes which are not even enough to write an essay Q, this is A level history man! DUN even know which books can be used or which are more detailed than others... haiz... somemore where got time to research ourselves? JC life so hectic, everydauy go home @ 7 or 8 plus pm leh... smetimes i see 10 pm then students go hom leh everyday, where got time? The system too pressure lar...
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you haven't seen the japanese education system. that is called stressful.
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nismo watched that documentary by bbc on the seclusive problem japanese teens are having on channel news asia?
You think tuitions of 2 hours are bad? Try 3 days tuition camps. No sleeping till you pass the exam at the end of each day. Any pressure you feel from the system pales beside the japanese.
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Yep, but then in recent years they lax alot, govt bow to people's demands. heard that some japs in high schools or secondary school equivalent (can't remember exactly) can't do basic primary school maths. . .Originally posted by Stevenson101:nismo watched that documentary by bbc on the seclusive problem japanese teens are having on channel news asia?
You think tuitions of 2 hours are bad? Try 3 days tuition camps. No sleeping till you pass the exam at the end of each day. Any pressure you feel from the system pales beside the japanese.
Our system is not quite "so" bad yet.
also, when u got too much pressure, people commit suicide. . .
And erm King Mongkut is in which part of O's pure history?? sec 4 issit? still in sec 3 only, taking pure hist and haven't seen anything. . . -
Yep, but then in recent years they lax alot, govt bow to people's demands. heard that some japs in high schools or secondary school equivalent (can't remember exactly) can't do basic primary school maths. . .
Really? I think i heard that somewhere i can't remember where though thanks for bringing it up.
also, when u got too much pressure, people commit suicide
However one must still give credit to the system they have up, i mean look at the work and imagination they put into their games and comics, even the inner workings of Tokyo runs like a well oiled machine.
The strange thing was that Japanese teens deal with stress by hiding in their rooms and refusing to come out for years. And even stranger the parents don't even do anything about it and let them be.
It's my opinion that death of the soul is far more horrifying than death of the body. -
nope, missed it.Originally posted by Stevenson101:nismo watched that documentary by bbc on the seclusive problem japanese teens are having on channel news asia?
but i've known about the japanese education system for quite a while now, their culture is interesting, i read up alot of stuff on them, since i intend to further my career over there. -
you gotta check out the graphic design books coming outta tokyo, most european stuff is crap compared to their workOriginally posted by Stevenson101:Really? I think i heard that somewhere i can't remember where though thanks for bringing it up.
However one must still give credit to the system they have up, i mean look at the work and imagination they put into their games and comics, even the inner workings of Tokyo runs like a well oiled machine.
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you gotta check out the graphic design books coming outta tokyo, most european stuff is crap compared to their work
Haha yea. It's strange though, that japanese art has never been considered main stream art but they're obviously far better.
Hey at least you don't have to be an artist to understand what's being drawn. -
someday someone will do a roy lichtenstein on japanese art as well