Chapters 24 and 25 ? Test Study Guide Chapter 24 ? The Cold War and American Globalism (1945-1961) From Allies to Adversaries Decolonization Imperial states set their colonies free 1943 ? Lebanon gained independence 1946 ? Syria gained independence 1946 ? Jordan gained independence 1946 ? Philippines gained independence from the US 1947 ? Britain relinquished India and Pakistan 1948 ? Britain relinquished Burma and Sri Lanka 1949 ? Dutch left Indonesia British officials in Palestine and Iraq faced tension and pressure Palestine ? Zionists (people who wish for he return of the Jewish homeland) wanted a Jewish homeland and Arab leaders were opposed to this Iraq ? National agitation towards British rule