B1220thand21st

**Decolonization** Asian colonies were able to receive independence after the European colonies did. This was the idea of decolonization which was when western, Asian, and African colonies receive “national self-determination, racial equality, and personal dignity” (McKay et al 999). World War II, which involved the Europeans, led the Japanese to conquer different sections of Asia. Indian independence played a key role in decolonization because when the labor party came into Great Britain they wanted to leave India. The empire in India ended, while the other Asian colonies achieved independence shortly after. The French tried to help Indonesian colonies but were defeated and two Vietnam states were created instead.