I learned that Ethiopia, Siam (Thailand) & Japan were the only three regions in the world which successfully resisted European colonization. What were the factors which allowed for this to happen? | AskHistorians Archive Observer

I learned that Ethiopia, Siam (Thailand) & Japan were the only three regions in the world which successfully resisted European colonization. What were the factors which allowed for this to happen?

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More can be said on these topics, but here are some older answers as a place to start:

Thailand: https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/1dc20m/how_did_siam_thailand_avoid_colonization_by/?ref=share&ref_source=link

Ethiopia: https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/12gn2u/how_did_ethiopia_remain_independant_for_so_long/

Japan: https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/1a8xns/what_allowed_japan_to_so_effectively_modernize/c8vnmqf/

These are also fairly popular FAQs, so you can probably find more answers in the FAQ section.