At the end of 1945, the areas bordering the Straits of Malacca were facing recovery from wartime destruction and the sharp decline of colonial rule.  Indonesia, the largest and most geographically widespread, in 1945 was the first to become independent.  Formed in 1948, the Federation of Malaya became independent in 1957.  The city state of Singapore broke off from Malaya and became independent in 1965.  At this point, these three post-colonial countries were at somewhat similar levels of dev...

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