Right, that's the point. The Allies helped France rebuild after their occupier - Germany - was defeated _by the Allies_. France's colonies, however, did not re

Right, that's the point. The Allies helped France rebuild after their occupier - Germany - was defeated _by the Allies_. France's colonies, however, did not receive the same courtesy when their occupier - France - had to be violently forced from the colonies. The independent nations were, more often than not, left ruling over ashes.