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Nguyê~n Phu' C A' nh. Cambodia was also considered a backward and barbarian country. Essentially, the Emperor’s plan was for Vietnam and Thailand, the two dominant powers in the area, to share hegemony over Cambodia. That is exactly what happened, and to this day, both countries exercise a great deal of control and influence over Cambodia. For example, even in 2000 Cambodian textbooks and curricula came from Vietnam.
The King in his full dress military uniform had raced be carriage with his family to the Parliament building. The Germans had moved troops into Belgium and wanted that country to do nothing while they moved troops to attack France. The emotional question was answered with a shouted unanimous Oui! (Yes!). This meant that the small Belgian army would take on the huge and better equipped German Army and resist the invasion. They hoped for the assistance and intervention of England according to existing diplomatic agreements but they could not be sure. They did get the support of England and France, but later. In the meanwhile, the Germans used the Belgian defense of their land as an excuse for retribution and committing terrible war crimes and atrocities against Belgian military and civilian personnel.
