The War Of The Cold War - 1497 Words

Once the Cold War was starting to unfold in the 1950’s and 1960’s, the world endured more change than in any other period of time throughout history. A global independence movement was reshaping the world into what we know it as today. Several nations from the regions of South Asia, Southeast Asia, Africa, and the Middle East were finally gaining the independence they have long demanded since the 1800’s. All of these nations were former areas that the western powers of Europe colonized for their own benefits. These benefits included the use of slave labor and the slave trade, use of the country’s natural resources, or just to fulfill the need to create a global empire. After hundreds of years of this unjust treatment, dating all the way†¦show more content†¦Many of the once powerful European empires emerged extremely fragile out of World War II, and many of them were forced to abandon their oversea empires. This was because of the fact that many o f them were unable to support themselves due to the amount of resources that were consumed, in order to bring down Germany’s rule in World War II. The United States even had to financially support the countries of Western Europe through the Marshall Plan, as it took majority of the Cold War for these countries to get back on their feet. Despite the damage, this was the perfect opportunity for the colonized regions of the world to fight back while they were stronger and obtain independence, which is exactly what they did. Two of the most important colonies that gained their independence at this time were the countries of Pakistan and the Philippines. One thing that the world does not always acknowledge, is that many countries have actually been demanding for independence ever since the 1800’s. The partition that created Pakistan was a long and tedious process before it got approved. Before World War II, Great Britain had full control over the country of India and its resources, even though the people were demanding for self-rule for several years. At the time, India consisted of both Muslim and Hindu cultures, and the tensions between the two