<prompt> Translate the following text to EnglishHii ilisababisha wimbi la ghasia za kikabila kati ya Wamalaya na Wachina, na kuharibu mapambano ya kikabila ambayo yangezuia jitihada za baada ya vita za kupata uhuru wa kitaifa.  <response>: This in turn sparked off a brief wave of racial violence between Malays and Chinese, dramatizing the ethnic conflicts that would hamper the post-war quest for national independence. 