In World War II, Japanese rose as a global power, dominating the standards of the “white man’s invincibility”, while the Soviet Union and the United States claimed the roles of global superpowers. During this war the Japanese took fascist tactics and applied it to their war skills by bombing places such as Pearl Harbor (which was located in Hawaii) and capturing the French, Dutch, Britain, and US colonies in Southeast Asia. When they attacked with this such force, it unified colonies and nations to fight back just as strong or stronger than the Japanese. Nationalism helped to keep the colonies stable in South Asia, Southeast Asia, and Africa; it also resulted in them becoming independent nations by decolonization. Moreover, the challenges brought to South Asia, Southeast Asia, and …show more content…
In 1942 the “Quit India movement” was enacted in order to clear British rule from India, although to do this supporting the British may have been the key to gaining independence. Muhammad Ali Jinnah was a Muslim League leader, he advocated for an independent Muslim state; to achieve this he supported the British after he supported the Muslim League in order to receive the promise the British made of creating an independent Muslim state. Therefore, the strengthening start of independence and decolonization in south and southeast Asia commenced. In 1947 it was determined that a secular and Muslim state (Pakistan) would be made out of India; Ali Jinnah became the president of Pakistan. Although, this caused devastating uproar of Hindu-Muslim and Muslim- Sikh peoples in northwest India and led to the exchange of refugee population between, Muslims, Sikhs, and Hindus. Overall, India’s coming of independence resulted in panic but had an overall positive impact on the economy and social struggles of