There was no preparation for decolonisation: it suddenly became inevitable after England and France had granted independence to their smaller neighbouring colonies at the end of the 1950s, partly as a consequence of the wars of liberation in Morocco, Tunisia, Algeria and Kenya.
Dekoloniseerimist ei valmistatud ette: see muutus ühtäkki vältimatuks pärast seda, kui Inglismaa ja Prantsusmaa andsid iseseisvuse oma väiksematele naaberkolooniatele 1950. aastate lõpus, osaliselt vabadussõdade tulemusena Marokos, Tuneesias, Alžeerias ja Kenyas.