In 1922, Egypt becomes independent of the United Kingdom. Iraq, which was part of the Ottoman Empire for centuries, was put under British control after World War I, and in 1932, it gets its independence. Then we enter into World War II, which is an incredibly traumatic time, not just for Europe, but for the world. And as we exit out of World War II, we see further momentum being gained for the various anti-colonial independence movements. Indonesia, which was originally a Dutch colony, but during World War II, gets under the control of Japan as part of its imperial possessions. But as we get into August of 1945, the Japanese are bombed at Hiroshima and Nagasaki, effectively ending World War II, and the Indonesians are able to claim their independence, nominally now from the Dutch. Then from 1944 to 1946, further possessions that were originally part of the Ottoman Empire, but after World War I became under the control of the French and British, Syria and Jordan gained their independence.