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The end of World War II launched an unprecedented explosion of national liberation movements in areas which had long been colonies or neo-colonies (economically but not directly politically dominated by) of Western powers. What were the tensions between religious fundamentalism and secular Nationalism within the national liberation forces fighting for independence? How did the end of World War II and the rise and fall of the Cold War affect the economic, social, and cultural development of the newly independent nations?