With the end of World War II in 1945 and the wartime ruination of Europe and imperial Japan, many countries in Asia were able to rapidly free themselves of colonial rule.
wɪððɪ ˈɛnd ʌv wˈɜːld wˈɔːɹ ɹˌoʊmən tˈuː ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi fˈaɪv ænd ðə wˈɔːɹtaɪm ɹˌuːᵻnˈeɪʃən ʌv jˈʊɹɹəp ænd ɪmpˈɪɹiəl dʒəpˈæn, mˈɛni kˈʌntɹiz ɪn ˈeɪʒə wɜːɹ ˈeɪbəl tə ɹˈæpɪdli fɹˈiː ðɛmsˈɛlvz ʌv kəlˈoʊnɪəl ɹˈuːl.