Decolonization During The Cold War

Among the superpowers vying for dominance during the midst of the Cold War, smaller nations often struggled for simple rights and their own independence. The most widely-recognized and successful one of these revolutions, in addition to being largely bloodless unlike the dozens of others during its time, was in India, led by Mahatma Gandhi. In the aftermath of the World Wars, a lot of Asian and African nations attempted to gain independence and recognition, giving birth to the term ‘decolonization’, in an effort to free themselves from what some saw as the oppressive chains of some far-off larger power.

The wars had often put strains on these small colonies as they pushed for faster production of goods to help support the war effort in their