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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The geography of Ancient China shaped the way the civilization and culture developed. The large land was isolated from much of the rest of the world by dry deserts to the north and west, the Pacific Ocean to the east, and impassable mountains to the south.