baɪ ðˈɛn mˈoːɹ ðɐn tˈuːθˈɜːdz ʌvðə kˈɑːntɪnənt hæd ɐtʃˈiːvd ˌɪndᵻpˈɛndəns, mˈoʊstli fɹʌm ɪmpˈɪɹiəl jˌʊɹɹəpˈiən stˈeɪts.
By then more than two-thirds of the continent had achieved independence, mostly from imperial European states.