Decolonization

The European empires had begun to decline in the 20th century and it became evident in the twenty years after the Second World War.

The resistance and Nationalistic movements helped to overthrow the invaders. A lot of countries then wanted to be independent from their former colonial masters.

Britain and France had just been in a war for the past 6 years. Both were in debt and both military’s were exhausted. Not the right time to be fighting wars with your colonies

After World War Two, the United States and the Soviet Union emerged as the two superpowers of the world. Both had one thing in common, they were both against colonial rule