Question

Explain the Decolonisation in Asia.

Sri Lanka

Answer 1

In the first half of the twentieth-century decolonization did not take very long, in many Asian and African countries. The process of decolonization was accelerated in a short time because of the conflicts among European coloniser countries, the occurrence of the First and Second World Wars, and the anti-colonial movements in the colonies.

Sri Lanka:

1. The British ruled Sri Lanka (Ceylon) from 1798 to 1948. They took over Sri Lanka by defeating the Dutch and the Portuguese.
2. There were uprisings in Sri Lanka against British rule. The British plantation owners had taken many labourers from Tamil Nadu to work in coffee plantations.
3. In Sri Lanka, the British dominated the production and markets of coffee, tea, rubber, and coconut.
4. They developed Colombo as an international port city. They also established colleges and universities in Sri Lanka and encouraged Buddhist Studies. Sri Lanka became independent in 1948.

As a result, the Asian continent of Sri Lanka was decolonized.