Thailand-Cambodia border dispute erupts again
July 28, 2025
Q: More than 30 people were killed and 200,000 evacuated last week in the latest clash of a border dispute between Cambodia and Thailand that has lasted more than 100 years. Where are the Southeast Asian nations of Thailand and Cambodia?
Circle the area on this map
Q: The border dispute dates back to 1907 when the independent Kingdom of Siam (renamed Thailand in 1939) signed a border treaty with which colonial power in Southeast Asia?
A. British
B. Dutch
C. French
D. Spanish
Q: Ancient religious sites are part of the dispute between Cambodia and Thailand. Which Asian religious group built those sites?
A. Buddhists
B. Hindus
C. Muslims
D. Taoists
Q: Many of the ancient Hindu temples in Southeast Asia were built by the Khmer Empire, which was based in which modern nation?
A. Cambodia
B. Laos
C. Myanmar (Burma)
D. Thailand
Q: The leaders of Cambodia and Thailand planned to discuss a ceasefire at a meeting in which nation that borders Thailand to the southwest?
A. Brunei
B. Indonesia
C. Laos
D. Malaysia
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