Answer:
When the war ended, and the Japanese themselves had been forced out, many Southeast Asians refused to live again under European rule. They called for and won their independence, and series of new nations emerged. The Philippines became the first of the world's colonies to achieve independence following world war 2.
Answer: but & thus
Explanation: thus: as a result or consequence of this; therefore
but: used to introduce a phrase or clause contrasting with what has already been mentioned
70%
Nowadays the 70% of the women live in poverty.
