The reason that Britain did NOT colonize Malaysia and Burma was to prevent china from colonizing them instead.
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Why did the British and Burma separate from India?</h3>
British partitioned Burma from India in 1937 to weaken the Burmese nationalist movement. After World War II, under the leadership of U Aung San, this movement reached its pinnacle, and Burma gained independence on January 4, 1948.
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When did the British leave Burma?</h3>
In 1937 the British government separated Burma from India and granted it its constitution, independent of that of India; the masses interpreted this as proof that the British planned to exclude Burma from the next phase of Indian reform.
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