By the end of the nineteenth century,________ and ________ were the only Asian countries not under direct European or U.S.influence.

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By the end of the nineteenth century, Japan and Siam (Thailand) were the only Asian countries that maintained their sovereignty and were not under direct European or U.S. influence. Japan rapidly modernized after the Meiji Restoration in 1868, and Siam skillfully navigated between British and French colonial interests to maintain its independence.

By the End of the Nineteenth Century,________ and ________ Were

By the End of the Nineteenth Century, and Were