The Timeline of the Decolonization of Asia Post WW2

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Please scroll back up to subscribe to our channel if you enjoy this type of content! • The era after WW2 had been interesting for development in Southeast Asia. World War II served as the perfect backdrop for the slow separation of Burma from India, and eventually the British. Radical activist Aung San (father of Aung San Suu Kyi) co-founded the Communist Party of Burma, drawing inspiration from Marxism and the Sinn Fein movement in Ireland. While his group sought support from the Chinese during the war, it was Japanese forces that extended their military assistance for a national uprising and Burmese independence. Unfortunately, in 1942, Japanese forces invaded Burma. Aung San quickly switched loyalties and negotiated with British forces to drive out Imperial Japan. By May 1945, Japanese forces were expelled. • The original blog here: https://www.pacificatrocities.org/blo...

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