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What does the destruction of sawmills and teak logs under scorched earth policy show?

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Correct answer: Wartime strategic value of forest resources

A scorched-earth policy destroys useful resources so that an advancing or occupying enemy cannot use them. Saw-mills process timber, and teak logs are valuable raw materials; destroying them during wartime would prevent their use for construction, transport, administration, or military supply. The action therefore shows that forests were not viewed merely as scenery or local livelihood spaces. Their timber had strategic importance in a conflict.

Option A is correct because the destruction of sawmills and teak demonstrates the wartime value of forest resources. It does not prove that teak was completely protected, that village rights were restored, or that the Samin movement had won. Those options describe outcomes that are not established by the act of destruction. The evidence points specifically to the connection between timber, military planning, and wartime strategy.

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SawmillsTeak LogsWar Strategy

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