in 3-5 sentence trace the major events in asia from 1945 to the end of the twentieth century

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After World War II, Asia saw the end of colonial rule in countries like India, Indonesia, and the Philippines. The Korean War in the 1950s divided the Korean peninsula into North and South Korea. In the 1960s and 1970s, countries like China, Japan, and South Korea experienced rapid economic growth and industrialization. In the 1980s and 1990s, countries in Asia like Vietnam and Cambodia transitioned from communist regimes to more market-oriented economies. The end of the twentieth century saw the rise of China as a global economic powerhouse and the continued tensions between North and South Korea.