IB History Topic Siamese Monarchy Revision Notes (HL)

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Internal Factors: Reform and Modernization

Strong Monarchy
1. The Chakri dynasty centralized authority and maintained national unity under Rama IV (Mongkut) and Rama V (Chulalongkorn).
Administrative Reforms
1. Introduced modern ministries (e.g., Interior, Justice, Education) and professionalized the bureaucracy.
Modernization of Society
1. Promoted Western-style education, infrastructure projects, and legal reforms to modernize the kingdom.
Abolition of Slavery
1. Rama V gradually ended slavery (completed by 1905), aligning Siam with Western humanitarian ideals.
Economic Development
1. Encouraged trade, introduced railways, telegraphs, and currency reform, making Siam a modernized, self-sufficient state.

Definition

Chakri Dynasty

The royal house that still rules Thailand today, beginning in 1782.

Definition

Modernization

The process of updating technology, industry, and infrastructure to meet new economic and social needs.

Case study

Reforms under Rama IV (Mongkut, r.1851–1868)

Background and Reforms

Former Buddhist monk with deep knowledge of Western science and diplomacy.
Promoted education, astronomy, and Western medicine, inviting foreign advisers to court.
Negotiated the Bowring Treaty (1855) with Britain, opening Siam to trade and ending royal trade monopolies.
Introduced modern taxation and currency systems to stabilize finances.
Balanced tradition with modernization to prevent social unrest.

Impact

Avoided colonization by cooperating, not resisting, Western powers.
Open trade boosted the economy and improved foreign relations.
Western technologies and schools began spreading in urban areas.
Strengthened the monarchy’s prestige as progressive and adaptable.
Set the foundation for Chulalongkorn’s later reforms.

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Internal Factors: Reform and Modernization

Strong Monarchy
1. The Chakri dynasty centralized authority and maintained national unity under Rama IV (Mongkut) and Rama V (Chulalongkorn).
Administrative Reforms
1. Introduced modern ministries (e.g., Interior, Justice, Education) and professionalized the bureaucracy.
Modernization of Society
1. Promoted Western-style education, infrastructure projects, and legal reforms to modernize the kingdom.
Abolition of Slavery
1. Rama V gradually ended slavery (completed by 1905), aligning Siam with Western humanitarian ideals.
Economic Development
1. Encouraged trade, introduced railways, telegraphs, and currency reform, making Siam a modernized, self-sufficient state.

Definition

Chakri Dynasty

The royal house that still rules Thailand today, beginning in 1782.

Definition

Modernization

The process of updating technology, industry, and infrastructure to meet new economic and social needs.

Case study

Reforms under Rama IV (Mongkut, r.1851–1868)

Background and Reforms

Former Buddhist monk with deep knowledge of Western science and diplomacy.
Promoted education, astronomy, and Western medicine, inviting foreign advisers to court.
Negotiated the Bowring Treaty (1855) with Britain, opening Siam to trade and ending royal trade monopolies.
Introduced modern taxation and currency systems to stabilize finances.
Balanced tradition with modernization to prevent social unrest.

Impact

Avoided colonization by cooperating, not resisting, Western powers.
Open trade boosted the economy and improved foreign relations.
Western technologies and schools began spreading in urban areas.
Strengthened the monarchy’s prestige as progressive and adaptable.
Set the foundation for Chulalongkorn’s later reforms.

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Paper 1 - Rights and Protest6 subtopics

Paper 1 - Conflict and Intervention6 subtopics

Paper 2 - Independence Movements5 subtopics

Paper 2 - Emergence and Development of Democratic States5 subtopics

Paper 2 - Authoritarian States7 subtopics

Paper 2 - Causes and Effects of 20th Century Wars4 subtopics

Paper 2 - The Cold War: Superpower Tensions and Rivalries4 subtopics

Paper 3 - History of Europe18 subtopics

Paper 3 - History of the Americas18 subtopics

Paper 3 - History of Asia and Oceania18 subtopics

IB History Siamese Monarchy Notes

Internal Factors: Reform and Modernization

Reforms under Rama IV (Mongkut, r.1851–1868)

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Internal Factors: Reform and Modernization

Reforms under Rama IV (Mongkut, r.1851–1868)

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Paper 1 - The Move to Global War6 subtopics

Paper 1 - Rights and Protest6 subtopics

Paper 1 - Conflict and Intervention6 subtopics

Paper 2 - Independence Movements5 subtopics

Paper 2 - Emergence and Development of Democratic States5 subtopics

Paper 2 - Authoritarian States7 subtopics

Paper 2 - Causes and Effects of 20th Century Wars4 subtopics

Paper 2 - The Cold War: Superpower Tensions and Rivalries4 subtopics

Paper 3 - History of Europe18 subtopics

Paper 3 - History of the Americas18 subtopics

Paper 3 - History of Asia and Oceania18 subtopics