Both the British and French empires had the same intentions of colonialism. It was about power, prestige and economic gain through exploitation of other countries. The main difference between British and French decolonization was the method by which they were carried out. The English accepted that they could not maintain control of their colonies indefinitely and therefore tried to give them independence, however, the French on the other hand refused to easily give independence to their colonies. In their colonies, both opposed nationalist groups, which forced them to deploy large numbers of their army to protect their colonies. It was a very expensive process and was another factor in ecolonization. The cost of maintaining colonial ties with countries outweighed the benefits of such ties. This was an ecoloni on the part of Britain immediately after the war, but it was not an ecoloni on the part of France until De Gaulle returned to power in 1958. Both empires divided up their colonies such as India and Indochina. The ecolonization process of both Empires also caused many deaths, mainly among the populations of their colonies. Ultimately, although the French were more aggressive in ceding their colonies than the English, both granted independence to most of their colonies