ɪnðə kˈeɪɑːs ˈæftɚ wˈɜːld wˈɔːɹ ˈaɪ, lˌɪθjuːˈeɪniə skɹˈæmbəld tʊ ɪstˈæblɪʃ fˈʌŋkʃənɪŋ stˈeɪt stɹˈʌktʃɚz ænd dᵻfˈɛnd ɪtsˈɛlf ɪnðə lˌɪθjuːˈeɪniən wˈɔːɹz ʌv ˌɪndᵻpˈɛndəns ɐɡˈɛnst dʒˈɜːmən, sˈoʊviət ænd pˈoʊlɪʃ sˈoʊldʒɚz.
In the chaos after World War I, Lithuania scrambled to establish functioning state structures and defend itself in the Lithuanian Wars of Independence against German, Soviet and Polish soldiers.