In 1947, when Ghandi showed the world how the masses could successfully defy their colonial masters, thousands across Africa and Asia joined the fight for control of their own destinies. In 1948, affluent post-war America brought aid, skills and technology to the still war-torn western Europe and Japan. Soon they too were to enjoy the fruits of the boom as the consumer society rode in on a wave of mass prosperity , and 1949, revolution in China was happened but failed to reach its objectives.